Warfare Center Strengthens Maritime Strategy with Latest Coast Guard Capability

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona completed installation of two new eLog electronic maintenance systems aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Venturous (WMEC 625) and Resolute (WMEC 620), April 13, providing the ships with the capability to better track maintenance requirements.

The eLog system automates ship maintenance data and facilitates the transfer of ship maintenance activity to the Navy's Materiel Readiness Database, which enables readiness assessments of ship systems.

"Tapping Corona's decades of experience in managing and cataloguing the Navy's material readiness strengthens our maritime strategy by improving readiness for our sister service," said NSWC Corona Commanding Officer Capt. Jay Kadowaki. "We're glad to offer our support to the entire maritime service team."

After learning of the Navy's use of a readiness metrics database, which was developed and is maintained at Corona for all surface combat and command, control, communications and computer systems, the Coast Guard funded Corona to develop the eLog application to automate shipboard data collection and electronic transmission via satellite to Corona, enabling the Coast Guard to instantly assess ship readiness.

A Naval Sea Systems Command field activity, NSWC Corona developed and began deploying the eLog system within six months of tasking by the Coast Guard, leveraging its expertise as the Navy's Materiel Readiness Database manager.

Prior to the eLog installation, the only way for the Coast Guard to transmit equipment failure outside of a casualty report, was through messages manually recorded in paper-based logbooks. The eLog system's flexibility allows Corona to program additional features to give enhanced capability to mine Coast Guard maintenance data and get deep insight into trends, which ultimately can help increase availability and capability of the Coast Guard fleet.

"Maintenance is a critical function to ensure our Coast Guard vessels are ready and available whenever called upon," said USCGC Hamilton (WHEC 715) Commanding Officer Capt. Mathew Gimple. "eLog helps improve our maintenance program and can only help increase our readiness."

Corona has already completed installation aboard the Coast Guard's two national security cutters (WMSL 750) and 18 medium-endurance cutters. The system is slated to be installed on all 27 Coast Guard medium-endurance cutters by this summer.

NSWC Corona serves as the Navy's independent assessment agent and is responsible for gauging the warfighting capability of weapons and integrated combat systems, through assessment of systems' performance, readiness, quality, supportability, and the adequacy of training.

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