USN 2011 shipbuilding program: 9 ships, $13.7 billion

The United States Navy plans to spend approximately $13.7 billion next year for ongoing construction of 9 new ships, including a super carrier, two guided missile destroyers, two littoral combat ships, two nuclear attack submarines, a helicopter assault ship, a mobile loading platform, and a joint Army/Navy high speed vessel, according to a report prepared for Congress by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

A portion of a table in that report ‘FY 2011-2015 New Construction Shipbuilding Procurement and Funding Plan’ specifically categorizes outlays for 2011:

Designation	Type	# Vessels	2011--$$$ (millions)
CVN-78	Super Carrier	1	2,640
DDG-51	Guided Missile Destroyer	2	2,970
SSN-774	Nuclear Attack Submarine	2	5,133
LHA (R)	Helicopter Assault Carrier	1	950
MLP	Mobile Loading Platfrom	1	380
LCS	Littoral Combat Ship	2	1,509
JHSV	Joint High Speed Vessel	1	181
Total		9	13,762

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