Canada ping
These are fully capable warships, in the 550-650 million US range a copy.
Meanwhile, the USN is building that joke of a ship, the Littoral “Combat” Ship, that has no punch beyond a Bradley tank, and is not required to meet normal USN battle damage standards.
And according to the FY2010 budget document, the total costs of the two lead LCS ships had risen to $637 million for USS Freedom and $704 million for USS Independence.
So it makes more sense for the Canadians, to buy better ships from France. Crazy times.
Beautiful ship, but an even more beautiful city and harbor in the background. Thanks for the pic and thanks for your many military-themed posts. I rarely comment, but do read and learn.