Naval Design Question: Ten Years?

I can see it taking two years, but ten?

http://www.canada.com/News/canada/Canadian+warships+built+over+years/10752235/story.html

The Wisdom of Eric Peterson

"Culturally, we live in an occupied country." - Eric Peterson to Candy Palmater during interview on Q today.

Alex Ross on Reinvention

"If you have to always make characters younger because, 'well, young people won't connect with older protagonists,' well, that is such horseshit."

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