The Failure of the Fast Deployment Logistics Ship

Authors

Harold J. Sutphen

Abstract

To the Secretary of Defense, Fast Deployment Logistics ships (FDL's) were an essential component of a strategic capability for rapid military response, but to a labor leader they were "McNamara's floating Edsels" and "super juggernauts of the sea."2

Recommended Citation

Sutphen, Harold J. (1970) "The Failure of the Fast Deployment Logistics Ship," Naval War College Review: Vol. 23: No. 8, Article 7.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol23/iss8/7