Does the U.S. Army need more ships?

With the U.S. Navy buying more and more gold-plated surface ships that don't have much to do with wars as we fight them, maybe it is time that the U.S. Army has more ships.

In order for the Army to be useful in the Pacific, it needs to manage more of its own shipping. Certainly in the littorals.

Small ships for island-to-island transport would interact with current Army Sustainment Brigades.

Using the Philippines as one example, the U.S. Army would not be moving Stryker Brigades (useless), or anything with M-1 tanks (useless) and Bradleys (useless).

In the Pacific, the Army would be moving light infantry, Rangers and special operations groups.

The Army manages some ships but it needs more if it is going to be useful in the Pacific.

The current Navy, can't see past $15B nuke aircraft carriers, $3B flat-tops without a well deck, and stupidity like the Littoral Combat Ship. For the most part, if it doesn't cost a billion or more dollars each, the Navy isn't interested.

Just like the USAF is moving away for its reason to exist, so is the U.S. Navy.

We need a U.S. Navy. But not at current prices and alleged capability.