All Hands On Deck: US Navy Desperately Needs More Shipyards

There is the longer-term solution of restoring U.S. shipbuilding in general, but first we must address the immediate need for more naval shipyard capacity.

The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd transits the Taiwan Strait during a routine mission, in this file photo. U.S. Navy/AFP

Commentary

One could argue that it was the United States’ ability to rapidly repair badly damaged warships and get them back into action, coupled with the unmatched ability of its shipyards to churn out thousands of new warships and commercial ships, that provided the foundation for victory over the Axis powers.