Shipbuilding

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the shipbuilding industrial base and its ability to support the United States national security strategy. We found that commercial shipbuilding in the United States has been completely surpassed by the global shipbuilding industry to the point where it survives only to fulfill the niche market of the protected Jones Act fleet. At the same time, the unit cost of United States naval vessels is so high the US Navy can not afford the fleet it says it needs. This is the industry studied by the 2005 Industrial College of the Armed Forces Shipbuilding Seminar, an industry in peril of maintaining the industrial base necessary to design, build, and maintain the most technically advanced and capable naval vessels in the world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA449541

Entities

People

  • Audrea M. Nelson
  • Elizabeth B. Myhre
  • George Manjgaladze
  • Kenneth Cohen
  • Michael G. Archuleta
  • Robert L. Riddick
  • Ronald P. Alberto
  • Steven H. Bills
  • William A. Bransom
  • William A. Ebbs

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Commerce
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Public Policy
  • Shipbuilding
  • Supply Chain
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies