shipbuilding
Americannoun
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The budget also requests pay rises for troops and $65.8 billion in shipbuilding funding, including for what Trump has referred to as a "Golden Fleet" of next-generation vessels.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
In a statement, project archivist Siobhan McLaughlin said it would "unlock the hidden histories of Belfast's heritage in shipbuilding".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Saronic has shipbuilding capacity in Texas and Louisiana, and is building “Port Alpha,” its next-generation shipyard, in Brownsville, Texas.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The Jones Act was designed to promote and protect U.S. shipbuilding, but most tankers that can carry oil, fuels such as gasoline and diesel, and liquefied natural gas aren’t American made.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Not long after Ona arrived in Portsmouth, she was walking through the bustling seaport and shipbuilding center.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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