WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced plans for the Navy to begin building a new class of battleship that he said would be larger, faster and 100 times more powerful than the biggest of any previous U.S.-built warship. He said the project would begin with construction of two such […]
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WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced plans for the Navy to begin building a new class of battleship that he said would be larger, faster and 100 times more powerful than the biggest of any previous U.S.-built warship.
He said the project would begin with construction of two such battleships and eventually be expanded to encompass 20 to 25 new vessels.
(Reporting by Steven Holland in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese)