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An April 10 research report to Congress on assembling the modern fleet says the Navys latest shipbuilding plan cannot achieve its intent of a 313-ship future fleet, up from todays 275-ship force.</p>
<p>The Navys 30-year shipbuilding plan does not include enough ships to fully support all the elements of the 313-ship fleet consistently over the long run, according to the report entitled Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, produced by the Congressional Research Service....
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