Navy can make do with 10 carriers.

AuthorErwin, Sandra
PositionWashington PULSE - Brief article

Only last year, the Navy trimmed its aircraft-carrier fleet from 12 to 11 ships. As early as 2012, it may have to do with just 10. The fleet would stay at 10 carriers only for about three years, after the USS Enterprise is decommissioned in 2012. There would be once again 11 carriers in 2015, when the construction of the newest flat-top, the CVN-78, is scheduled to be completed. Navy...

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