“Like I say, as in WW II, we could build 10 of the Bon Homme’s”
IMHO I think this is an over-optimistic fantasy from America’s past.
This is current reality:
“US Navy LPD 17 fiasco”
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=US+Navy+LPD+17+fiasco&t=chromentp&atb=v134-1&ia=web
“US Navy littoral combat ship fiasco”
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=us+navy+littoral+combat+ship+fiasco&t=chromentp&atb=v134-1&ia=web
No Travis. With the right leadership we can still crank these things out like Happy Meals.