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News | Feb. 3, 2025

Build Containerized Missile Ships for Rapid and Affordable Fleet Growth

By Captain R. Robinson Harris, USN (ret.) and Colonel T.X. Hammes, USMC (ret.) Center for International Maritime Security

There has long been public angst in DC about the number of ships in the U. S. Navy, which is projected to decline to 283 in 2027. The Congressional Budget Office projects that the number of ships will slowly begin to increase in 2028 and reach 381 manned ships and 134 unmanned ships by 2045. Today, the PLA Navy has 370 ships and is building at a higher rate than the United States.

T.X. Hammes, Distinguished Research Fellow in the INSS Center for Strategic Research (CSR), co-authors this article for the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC), supporting building containerized missile ships for rapid and affordable fleet growth.

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