When will the US Navy switch to the metric system?
 

Eventually the USN has to get with the program and go metric... anyday now right?

I don't see it happening anytime soon. Soon being defined as any time between right now and when the sun finally burns out. After that, maybe.

The expense of changing every single dial, computer system, training manuel, strategic plan and optical device as well as re-training personnel would be immense!

Do you know how much work it takes to get a ship in and out of dry dock?

The chocks have to be just right ... the displacement ... the length ... the beam.

No way will it ever be done ... Not in the US Navy ...
Maybe the USA, but never the Navy.

P.S. I forgot this part, "Tell the OOD to pump 2,000 liters to the fwd tanks. I feel a little heavy aft" "Eye, eye sir"

I think that will happen right before the rest of the US goes metric-which is...never.:lol:

So, do you mean the whole Navy is still imperial, ie inches and feet? Or is it just weights and measures

Yep everything.

That's a pretty funny idea! Considering a majority of the naval world and all of the aircraft world use the imperial system, I'd have to agree with the post above - about the same time the sun burns out.

-S

We have to put an end to this madness and finally use ONE system. This is confusing. Metric system FTW! :rock:

How is it confusing? I'm pretty sure the US sailors aren't all that confused by inches and feet...

;)

Actually I work in the US medical field and we've switch to totally metric a while back. Drug dosing, body weight, lenght, scientific publications, etc are all communicated in kg, liters, cm etc. About the only time you see Imperial is the occasional temperature reading is sometimes still recorded as Farenheit but most of the time Celcius in my hospital.

Transition really wasn't that hard afiak. I remember back in engineering school, most class assignments, problems, and test were metric too.

Probably wouldn't be a hard transition for young sailors... just tough on the old foogies that are used to their way... and they are the ones that run the show. They could always start the transition with the newest ships being build (VAs, LCS, etc). :)

What program? If I'm not mistaken most programs in the US are on the imperial system;)

Hey I know plenty of older people in the UK who have a problem with metric.

When will the US Navy switch to the metric system?
 

I guess every self respecting navy uses the imperial system, apart from an occasional 20 mm Oerlikon, 40 mm Bofors or 76 mm Otomat.
Since navies are traditional and since there is no pressing reason for change, why should they change?

Personally I think the imperial system has a certain charm. I use it when I'm sailing (though not consequently) and I learned to SCUBA dive using the imperial system (which I use consequently).
Fps and psi for me!

Ships and planes measure their speed in knots. This is true for every country, even France.