U.S. Navy
By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
Keep Building those Damn Ships
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates must be congratulated for his recent recommendations that will cut certain Defense programs he feels are not appropriate for today's conflicts, and accelerating others he believes are relevant. His decision, however, to delay-some have read "cancel" into his words-construction of amphibious ships of the San Antonio (LPD-17) class is a mistake. 1
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