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Thursday, April 05, 2012

New Navy stealth destroyer under construction in Maine

DDG-1000 Zumwalt classEven though the Navy reduced its goal for overall number of ships, Bath Iron Works should stay busy over the coming years because the number of large warships like those built there would increase by 30 percent under the proposal, Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday.

The 30-year plan unveiled last week would increase the number of "large surface combatants" — destroyers and cruisers — by a total of 16 ships, even as the total fleet size would be reduced from 313 to 300, Collins said. The Navy currently has about 285 ships.

"It's a good start — a very good start," said Collins, who joined Adm. Jonathan Greenert on his first visit to Bath Iron Works since becoming chief of naval operations.

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