Thursday, October 18, 2007

Webb calls for substantially bigger fleet

By Philip Ewing - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Oct 18, 2007 6:05:04 EDT

The number of the ships in the Navy should be "substantially higher" than today’s 279 ships and the new "floor" of 313 ships that commanders hope for, Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb said Saturday.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/10/navy_webb_biggerfleet_071016w/