Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program : Background and Issues for Congress.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armored vessels.

Defense contracts.

Military sealift.

Navies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (19 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Provides background on roles and types of amphibious ships, and discusses Navy amphibious lift goal. Profiles existing force of 12 LSD-41/49 class Navy vessels, and reviews LX(R) program, formerly known as LSD(X), to build 11 new ships to replace LSD-41/49 class. Discusses funding for a twelfth ship in the LPD-17 class. Reviews issues for Congress and FY2016 legislative activity.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 15-R4-3543a in the 2015 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program

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