"Why should our destroyers be handed over to Neon for production?" Shire frowned, his voice tinged with anger.
"This happened a few months ago." Wells replied:
"Before we decided to produce destroyers, the navy wanted to import destroyers to meet escort and combat needs."
"But neither Britain nor the United States could build them for us."
"Britain had its own pressing combat needs, every warship in its shipyards was rushing to be launched for combat, with no extra capacity to build ships for us."
"The United States was also heavily preparing for Atlantic escorts, with procurement plans already reaching 400 ships. We would need to wait at least two years."
"And that's assuming the United States could produce normally and deliver on schedule."
