Should you be able to ‘count the ribs’ on a new ship. I know the hull plates on the USS Texas are showing wear and tear, but it’s 100 years old and has been through a couple of World Wars.
I had a good uncle who fought on the USS Missouri and was in for some 30 years. I wonder what he would have said if he was alive and saw that thing.
Count the ribs, plates looking like they were slapped together, and honestly, with only the bridge crew and helo people getting ports, they’re going to have to draw crew from the submarines to man it.
Not a craft I’d prefer to serve on. Worse, what the design gives in the way of protection is mostly against threats already addressed. I’d much rather more Burke class than this novelty.