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Originally Posted by M21Sniper
That doesn't say much without more clarification.
A decade under sparing use, or under full out wartime conditions?
I have vague statements...
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When we reactivated the ships in the 1980's plans were also made for WIP (Warfighting Improvement Program) and SHLEP (Ship Hull Life Extension Program). The reactivations already started the first part of SHLEP with the conversion over from bunker oil to Navy Distillate as fuel. Part of WIP was also started with the additions of armored areas for communications and command.
But as time went on, plans were drawn to support 96 VLS (without removing any main batteries) and hull life extension shipalts were being written (I wrote one of them myself on the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System which was installed on three of the ships).
With those programs in mind, the maximum life of the ships, WITHOUT DEACTIVATION in between, would have extended their FULLY ACTIVE service until 2010.