The class, which ultimately could number 20 vessels, is named after the late Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, who died in 2020. The company built and launched the first two ships, John Lewis and Harvey Milk. But the CRS report says the cost of the John Lewis rose to $759.4 million, a jump of $85.2 million. NASSCO said Thursday the John Lewis has yet to be delivered. Creating such a fleet would cost from $25.3 billion to $32.7 billion a year for a period of 30 years.

Source: Forbes April 08, 2022 00:54 UTC