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Chris Deluzio: “The average age of our sealift fleet is 44 years old.”

Featuring: Chris Deluzio, Democratic | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 17

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Published April 3, 2023 | Video Starts at 00:23

I want to spend my time on a different topic though. Shipbuilding in our defense industrial base. Yesterday joint subcommittee hearing on the posture and readiness the mobility enterprise, I heard some disturbing facts including The average age of our sealift fleet is 44 years old. I think it was 17 vessels being more than 50 years old or 50 years old and older that the Maritime Administration is resorting to purchasing foreign built ships. (00:23–00:36)

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Asserts that the average age of the U.S. sealift fleet is 44 years.

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“17 vessels [in the sealift fleet] are more than 50 years old.”
'We'd Be Foolish To Overlook The CCP's Build UP': Dem Lawmaker Calls For New Shipbuilding Efforts | Uploaded April 3, 2023 | 00:36-00:36
“The Maritime Administration is resorting to purchasing foreign built ships.”
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“The Navy hasn't allocated money to build new sealift ships.”
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“The FY23 Chief Naval Operations long range shipbuilding plan has no mention of building a new sea lift fleet.”
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“Sealift recapitalization of the Ready Reserve Force was not funded [in FY23 NDAA].”
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“Something like a 90% reduction in the prime contractors since the 90s.”
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