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In the United States, it is a frustrating time to be in the government shipbuilding business. Even though America depends upon maritime commerce and faces growing security risks at sea, shipbuilding is just not a major national focus... Hugh Chambrovich graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2007, soon after coming into dock at Detyens Shipyards in Charleston, SC. He has rapidly ascended the ranks, and today serves as Project Manager, working closely with the U.S. Military Sealift Command as well as other government and commercial customers to help Detyens Shipyards run on-time, on-budget efficient ship repair jobs to fix ships and get them back to sea... The Navy's various force structure analyses call for a fleet of 355 to 500 ships and more. Today the "battle fleet" is 296 ships. And Navy leaders say that's not enough to meet commitments or satisfy the demand signal from the combatant commanders. But there are new ships on the horizon.

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