US Shipbuilding: The Seventies in Retrospect/The Prospects for the Eighties,

Abstract

A continuing decline in the US shipbuilding industry is currently forecast based on projected naval and commercial shipbuilding programs. Of primary concern is that this decline will seriously reduce the mobilization potential of the country and that reductions in the skilled work force will make any required buildup very difficult both in the primary and supporting shipbuilding industries. The purpose of this paper is to review the current status of the shipbuilding industry, recount the factors that led to the current condition, and examine the prospects for proposed changes in government policy which, if enacted, signal major new directions in the shipbuilding industry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101767

Entities

People

  • James Ronald Fisher
  • Philip J. Coady

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Commerce
  • Employment
  • Fabrication
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Shipbuilding
  • Shipping
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Strategic Security Studies