American Shipbuilding Association

The Mission of the American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) is to educate
policy makers and the American public on the need for a strong shipbuilding
industrial base to build the ships that keep America secure and economically
prosperous.

To this end, ASA supports a strong American Navy and Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, and merchant fleet of American built ships.

Today the U.S. fleet numbers: 288 ships