Marine Corps Recommends LPD-17 Hull Form for Command Ship Replacement

By Rebekah Gordon / June 2, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The Marine Corps has recommended to the chief of naval operations that a common LPD-17 hull form be used for the command ship replacement, the service's top officer told Senate lawmakers today. "We have examined it and made recommendations to the CNO, ultimately to the secretary of the Navy, on the value associated with a consistent hull form, both for purposes of the [research and development] associated with what would otherwise be new hull forms and with regard to the...

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