Navy leadership on Dec. 5 announced it selected a ship design from Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval to become the basis for the latest iteration of the Medium Landing Ship (LSM). “Last month, with the concurrence of the [Commandant of the Marine Corps] and the Chief of Naval Operations, I approved the LSM design selection the LST-100 landing ship transport, a roughly 4,000 ton ship with a range of more than 3,400 nautical miles that gives us the right balance of…
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