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Navy Downgrades Destroyer Plans Over Excessive Costs
The U S Navy abandons a grand destroyer program as costs balloon from 1 4 to 2 4 3 45 billion and delays mount Negotiations continue with Ingalls Bath Iron Works to trim price by cutting gadgetry and delaying some expenses while preserving core aims of faster multiyear hulls and reduced crew sizes.
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Navy
Pentagon
Ingalis Division
Litton Industries and Bath
Afc.) Iron Works
Ingalls and Bath
John A. Chafee
General Accounting Office
Jone
Defense Department
Thomas R. Weschler
Comraetors
Oneral Navy
Wesehler
Sy Si
Stupp
Bath
General
Gesiingers
Tat
Litton
Ingalls Shipbuiliing Division
Pascagoula
Mass
Smany
Bath Iron Works
Expansio A
Kennebeciver
Maine
Deswoyer