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Executive Summary
 The Surface Warfare Test Ship (SWTS) project was a systems engineering approach to the design of a ship conversion to satisfy the needs of the Port Hueneme Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The ship described would meet test needs for future weapons and sensor systems and provide limited test capability for future hull, mechanical and electrical systems.
To replace the current Self Defense Test Ship, which is over 45 years old, a conversion of a decommissioned USS SPRUANCE (DD 963) class ship formed the basis for this design. The study proceeded from mission needs and operational requirements through a functional analysis and study of threat weapons to be employed against the SWTS. After summarizing the characteristics of a SPRUANCE Class ship, the students performed an analysis of four alternative conversion schemes and developed the rationale for choosing that considered best. The chosen alternative is depicted in the report and was analyzed in several important areas of concern including combat systems functionality, signature characteristics, engineering plant and habitability for test personnel. The fitness of the proposed design for several special evolutions was also determined and reported, and alternatives for further enhancing performance were presented.
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