Weak Shipbuilding Could be the U.S. Navy's Achilles' heel in the war with China - Business Insider.

"The US shipbuilding industry is a shadow of what it was in the final years of the Cold War. The Navy is reliant on only a handful of major shipbuilders that design and construct different ship classes: Huntington Ingalls Industries (aircraft carriers, submarines, amphibious ships, destroyers), General Dynamics (submarines, destroyers, support ships), and Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation (frigates). Higher production rates would require infrastructure costs and a larger workforce. Repair and maintenance are likewise constrained by the few public yards available."https://www.businessinsider.com/us-shipbuilding-problems-could-be-navys-achilles-heel-china-war-2024-11 - Image from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger