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U.S. Navy Decommissions 5-Year-Old Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City
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| August 15, 2023
| Mike Schuler
Posted on 08/16/2023 6:22:39 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: buwaya
“That said, the problems with these things are such that they amount to negative military value.”
Ok, then give it to Russia :)
To: catnipman
Plus the weapon system it was designed to utilize against coastal submarine intrusions is crapped out so it is without a mission.
To: Alas Babylon!
I'm reading Clay Blair's
Silent Victory right now. I'm still in early 1942 and the boat skippers are starting to see the problems with duds and torpedoes running at the wrong depth.
The US Navy Bureau of Ordinance was one of the best friends the Imperial Japanese Navy ever had...
As far as the LCS are concerned, cut your losses and see if the Coast Guard can find a use for them. Assuming the Coasties will even take them.
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posted on
08/16/2023 10:30:14 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: artichokegrower
US Navy stops taking things littorally?
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posted on
08/16/2023 10:32:34 AM PDT
by
x
To: buwaya
I would have gladly traded the Alaska’s for getting the last two Iowa’s (Kentucky & Illinois) finished. Similar sized crews, better ships.
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posted on
08/16/2023 10:54:47 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: Red Badger
Check out that pea shooter !
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posted on
08/16/2023 11:50:14 AM PDT
by
A strike
(Words can have gender, humans cannot.)
To: artichokegrower
I knew these ships were designed to fail when I saw a documentary bragging them up and witness the Caption and XO helping the crew polish the deck. Not a war ship a socialist haven.
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posted on
08/16/2023 12:55:34 PM PDT
by
itsahoot
(Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
To: nuconvert
That’s like burning down my house to save money on repairs, paint, a new roof and taxes.
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posted on
08/16/2023 2:26:15 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: Keflavik76
I will take admiral level pension or the fee for decommissioning the ship.
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posted on
08/16/2023 4:49:39 PM PDT
by
wgmalabama
(Censored !)
To: artichokegrower
Probably replacing it for one that runs on Chinese batteries
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posted on
08/16/2023 8:24:47 PM PDT
by
Colorado Doug
(Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
To: Red Badger
In the photo I do not see any weapons except a small gun.
What use is then except as a target for the enemy?
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posted on
08/17/2023 1:25:09 AM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
To: minnesota_bound
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posted on
08/17/2023 5:40:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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