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HASC Seapower Mark Keeps Eight New Ships, Saves Five Ships From Retirement, Sets Floor Of 31 Amphibs

Tuesday, June 7th, 2022

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HASC Seapower Mark Keeps Eight New Ships, Saves Five Ships From Retirement, Sets Floor Of 31 Amphibs

USS Vicksburg (CG-69) moored at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. after returning home from a deployment in July 2015 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Lt. j. g. Victoria Einbinder/Released)

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee mark proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recommends the full committee approve the Navy’s request for eight new ships while also saving at least five of 24 ships the service wants to decommission in FY ‘23 and sets a floor for maintaining at least 31 amphibious ships. The mark recommends the committee approve the Navy’s FY ‘23 request for two Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs);…

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