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navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs April 16, 2018 congressional research Service 7-5700 RL32665 navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress congressional research Service Summary The current and planned size and composition of the navy , the rate of navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the navy s Shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the congressional defense committees for many years. The navy s FY2019 budget submission includes proposed increases in Shipbuilding rates that are intended as initial steps for increasing the size of the navy toward a goal of a fleet with 355 ships of certain types and numbers. The navy s proposed FY2019 budget requests funding for the procurement of 10 new ships, including two Virginia-class attack submarines, three DDG-51 class Aegis destroyers, one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), two John Lewis (TAO-205) class oilers, one Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB), and one TATS towing, salvage, and rescue ship.

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress Congressional Research Service Summary The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement,

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