Still, federal officials admit they do not know when the supply ships or the icebreaker will be finished, or how much they will ultimately cost.
Any delay would represent more bad news for the navy, which has been without any resupply ships for the past three years, as well as the coast guard, whose only heavy icebreaker is nearly 50 years old.
Stop-gap measures are in the works, including delivery this winter of a converted civilian ship that the navy will lease as an interim resupply vessel, but those won't provide the same capabilities.
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