Update of the Issues Concerning the Proposed Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships and the Aircraft Carrier Oriskany

PLRD-81-21 Published: Apr 20, 1981. Publicly Released: Jun 02, 1981.

Highlights

GAO was asked to update information in a study concerning the Navy's proposal to reactivate four Iowa class battleships and the aircraft carrier Oriskany.

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