Posted on Aug 22, 2023
$362 Million Wasted: U.S. Navy Scraps Warship After Less Than 5 Years
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Article about decommissioning of Littoral Combat Ships. They were meant for speed and flexibility during GWOT, but had severe maintenance problems. Are they the Naval equivalent to the Army's MRAP?
$362 Million Wasted: U.S. Navy Scraps Warship After Less Than 5 Years
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PO3 Shayne Seibert
They lost that ability when they went away from screws and using propulsors. They think a big ass target can operate like a jet ski. Technology has really messed up our ability to keep stuff in and under the water.
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Another boondoggle waste of money, and another big expense to tear it apart and take up more space pier side.
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