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<p>The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether or not CVN 68 class aircraft  carriers are actually exceeding displacement limits based on NAVSEA projections. The  NAVSEA projections are based on commissioning displacement plus any weight added  to the ship during subsequent availabilities. The NAVSEA data was augmented with  historic displacement values collected from all commissioned CVN 68 class aircraft  carriers. Analysis reveals that the NAVSEA projections are predicting the carrier's  displacement at ~4,500LT heavier than what is being reported by the ships. The result is  a recommendation to conduct an Actual Operating Conditions (AOC) Displacement  Check in order to update the NAVSEA displacement projections. By doing so,  maintenance associated with weight removal will be minimized, a potential cost saving  will be seen, and restrictions placed on ship maintainers will be reduced because a  realistic operating condition will be known.
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<br>Subjects: Naval architecture; Aircraft carriers</div>
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Hoskins, Clinton P.</div>
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