The U.S. Navy's ship inventory and the shipbuilding and repair industrial base that supports these ships have experienced significant changes. In the next 30 years, additional significant changes to the fleet composition and the maintenance requirements of the fleet are likely. This report assesses possible supply and demand capabilities in the ship maintenance workload for the Navy and notes long-term challenges facing mitigation efforts.

"Prepared for the United States Navy."--Title page.

Chapter one : Introduction -- Approach and methodology -- Study limitations -- Organization of this report --Chapter Two : The Future Demand for U.S. Navy Ship Repair -- The elements of demand -- Chapter Three : The U.S. Navy Ship Maintenance Industrial Base -- Defining the maintenance industrial base -- Industrial base assessment -- Potential vulnerabilities -- Summary -- Chapter Four : Industry Incentives Within the Maintenance Industrial Base -- Planning horizons -- Contracting mechanisms -- Labor market and infrastructure challenges -- Market structure -- Summary -- Chapter Five : Demand-Supply Mismatches -- Labor market shortfalls -- Facilities -- Summary -- Chapter Six : Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A. Shipbuilding and Maintenance Capabilities in the United States, by Region and Shipyard -- Appendix B. Cleaning VAMOSC Data.