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The Case of the “The Little Crappy” Littoral Navy Combat Ships
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:40 pm
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. The Navy underestimated costs and the price tag quickly doubled.
2. The ships were supposed to be equipped with interchangeable modules that allowed for different weapon systems to be switched out for different missions to; fight, hunt subs, detect mines. The creation of this system has largely failed with many individual flaws. The Navy’s haste to deliver ships took precedence over combat ability. Without functioning weapons systems the vessels are like a “box floating in the ocean,” one former officer said.
3. Sailors often spent more time fixing ships than sailing them. Often the sailors themselves weren’t allowed to fix issues but a contracted crew would have to be brought in which takes longer and is more expensive.
4. High profile breakdowns exposed deep issues with ships and crew, adding fresh embarrassment to a program meant to propel the Navy into a more technologically advanced future.
5. Top commanders pressured subordinates to sail ships even when they were not prepared to go to sea.
6. Navy secretary and allies in Congress fought to build more ships even as they broke down and failed at sea, building more than needed with an estimated lifetime cost of $100 billion. Those in the navy who spoke out saw their careers derailed.
7. Some ships were decommissioned only after 5 years.
Conclusion the ships weren’t designed correctly, mistakes weren’t learned and created as they raced to build many more with no cares for the actual results. The process became a boondoggle.
Article link
SHIPPING YOUTUBE CHANNEL DISCUSSING THE ARTICLE
Highly recommend you take time to watch the full video and subscribe if you are interested in such topics.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. The Navy underestimated costs and the price tag quickly doubled.
2. The ships were supposed to be equipped with interchangeable modules that allowed for different weapon systems to be switched out for different missions to; fight, hunt subs, detect mines. The creation of this system has largely failed with many individual flaws. The Navy’s haste to deliver ships took precedence over combat ability. Without functioning weapons systems the vessels are like a “box floating in the ocean,” one former officer said.
3. Sailors often spent more time fixing ships than sailing them. Often the sailors themselves weren’t allowed to fix issues but a contracted crew would have to be brought in which takes longer and is more expensive.
4. High profile breakdowns exposed deep issues with ships and crew, adding fresh embarrassment to a program meant to propel the Navy into a more technologically advanced future.
5. Top commanders pressured subordinates to sail ships even when they were not prepared to go to sea.
6. Navy secretary and allies in Congress fought to build more ships even as they broke down and failed at sea, building more than needed with an estimated lifetime cost of $100 billion. Those in the navy who spoke out saw their careers derailed.
7. Some ships were decommissioned only after 5 years.
Conclusion the ships weren’t designed correctly, mistakes weren’t learned and created as they raced to build many more with no cares for the actual results. The process became a boondoggle.
Article link
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This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:41 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
I can't tell you how shocked I am that the government screwed up a major weapons acquisition program.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:42 pm to Scuttle But
I would more shocked if this hadn't have happened.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:43 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
The entire military has become too corrupt to course-correct.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:43 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
and some folks think that we shouldn't be taking a serious look at cutting military spending
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:43 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
were those the ones made in Mobile at Austel?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:46 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
What do you expect from warships built in Alabama?!?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:48 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
This is what you get when you build warships out aluminum.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:49 pm to LSU316
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What do you expect from warships built in Alabama?!?
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Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:56 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Littoral Combat ships were a colossal failure... they were designed to work in a group with each other, however they all sucked individually
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:58 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
If I had a boat I'd name it "Littoral Stimulation"
Posted on 3/12/24 at 2:58 pm to LSU316
quote:
What do you expect from warships built in Alabama?!?
Weren’t many of the Navy’s destroyers built in Mobile?
I saw an LCS in dry dock last weekend being repaired
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Posted on 3/12/24 at 3:01 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
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Littoral Combat ships were a colossal failure... they were designed to work in a group with each other, however they all sucked individually
The Tri-hull variants were especially horrible.
LCS would be good as an antipiracy platform operating independently but they aren’t reliable enough to stay on station.
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