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Shipbuilding: Navy's Plan to Acquire Additional Strategic Sealift

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 30, 1992
Report No. NSIAD-92-224
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Summary:

Congress has been encouraging the Pentagon to beef up its sealift capabilities, providing $2.1 billion in recent years for 20 new strategic ships to rapidly deploy troops and equipment. The Navy has been considering both new construction and conversion of existing ships to help obtain additional sealift capability. Significant time and money can be saved if the Navy buys and converts existing ships. If the Defense Department lowers its speed requirement for a few of the 20 ships, more vessels will be eligible for conversion, possibly saving even more time and money.

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