The US Navy's ship program is sick, but the fixes aren't rocket science. The State of US Shipbuilding The consensus is that the US does not build enough ships, civilian or military. The lack of production raises alarm as tension with China in East Asia rises. And the US will need ships if we choose to fight in East Asia. Analyzing the Industry The US has more shipyard workers than major shipbuilding countries like Japan With over 100,000 workers, the US easily exceeds Japan's ~70,000 and is a si...