The system had great advantages, not only could the fighting ships be maintained at sea for exceptionally long periods of time but, had the focal point of the war suddenly shifted to another area, say the Indian Ocean or the Mediterranean, the fleets could have been shifted there at once, taking their "bases" with them. ###>Seuls les réparations et réaménagements qui exigeaient une mise en cale sèche n'étaient pas effectués par les navires de réparation de la Marine américaine.