Re: Fiscal Year 2013 Department of the Navy Budget Submission
Jim Donovan
• Decreased the deployable battle forces to 284 ships in FY13, including 11 aircraft carriers and 31 large amphibious ships, 4 guided-missile submarines and 55 nuclear powered attack submarines. Force structure changes will result in a Navy fleet size of more than 280 ships by the end of the FYDP.
Wow, far cry from the 600-ship Navy of the Reagan years (see link)!
