The Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore II (JLOTS II) Roll-On-/Roll-Off(RO/RO) Test was conducted in two phases in the summer/fall of 1983 using two ships that are representative of RO/RO ships in the U.S. Flag Fleet. The first phase was conducted in July 1983 with the MV CYGNUS, a self-sustaining RO/RO ship (with integral ramp). The second phase, in September 1983, used the SS ATLANTIC BEAR, a non self-sustaining RO/RO ship (without an integral ramp). The purpose of the test was to assess the Service's capability to assemble, install, and operate the Navy's RO/RO Discharge Facility and determine sustained throughput rates for wheeled and tracked vehicles. The Discharge Facility and supporting lighterage would be used when fixed facilities are damaged or otherwise not available. The test involved offloading (and backloading) approximately 150 selected Army and Marine Corps vehicles using the Discharge Facility moored to the ship. The USS Atlantic Bear test differed from the MV CYGNUS test in the additional installation of a ramp and fendering as part of the RO/RO Discharge Facility. Lighterage, consisting of causeway ferries and LCU's transferred vehicles from ship to shore. The ships were anchored approximately one mile offshore at Fort Story, Virginia during offload/backload operations. The test confirmed that elements from the Navy's Amphibious Construction Battalion could perform all operations related to the installation, operation, and removal of the Discharge Facility. The report has photographic coverage of all phases.


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