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Navy Exploring Potential To Neck Down Hull Types For Future Fleet Design

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By Geoff Fein The Naval Sea Systems Commend (NAVSEA) is looking at the potential to neck down the number of surface ship and amphibious ship hulls it builds to make the future fleet affordable. The Navy currently has 21 types of ships and approximately 29 models, Rear Adm. Charles Goddard, program executive officer ships (PEO Ships), told Defense Daily in a recent interview. Goddard pointed to the DDG-51 class as a prime example. "There are currently three models of DDG-51…

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