Posted on 07/18/2015 3:11:00 PM PDT by george76
The U.S. Navy's newest combat ship, the USS Little Rock, slid into the waters of Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin on Saturday morning. ..
the 378-foot-long, 3,000-ton littoral combat ship with only a 13-foot draft is ideal for the missions the Navy faces in shallow waters around Pacific Rim, where the Navy is increasing presence as it keeps an eye on China, which is expanding its naval forces and its presence in the South China Sea.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the launching of the Little Rock is emblematic of the Navy's commitment to have a fleet of 304 ships by the end of the decade, enough to maintain a strong presence in all the world's waters.
That presence means "being where it counts, when it counts," Mabus said Saturday. "That presence reassure allies, it deters potential foes."
"LCS is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation in near-shore (littoral) environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. It is designed to defeat asymmetric 'anti-access' threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft," .
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LCS vessels come in two variants, the monohull Freedom class and the trimaran Independence class. Freedom-class ships hold odd hull numbers. Ships of the Independence class hold are designated by even hull numbers.
Littoral combat ships made news earlier this year when the USS Fort Worth, LCS-3, the second in the Freedom class, cruised through the South China Sea, where China is building facilities on reclaimed land in the disputed Spratly Islands.
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13 ft. draft is not going to get me into my favorite fishing spots...
Nerf foam guns and transgender quarters, I suppose.
Mayport is going to get several of these ships?
Freegards
LEX
Its a sister ship to the USS Detroit isn’t it?
I’m not naval savvy but it looks very similar.
Wisconsin ? Chinese are on lake michigan ?
Where’s the Caitlyn Jenner, the Chelsea Manning and the Harvey Milk?
Yep. At least her name is not on a destroyer, the LCS is a piece of garbage, I don’t care how bright and shiny it looks in the brochure.
no active sonar dome?
Please explain to me why we need this type of vessel?
Surprised it’s not named the USS Caitlyn Jenner.
250 lbs of Torpex, directly amidships along the centerline woud do her just fine. I don’t think anything could be salvaged afterwards.
Another little crappy ship with only a pea shooter to protect it.
Thank heavens that thing is in the water. It would need wheels or tracks if it was on the ground. The Russians tried putting propellers on some of their armored vehicles. They could never get them more than two or three feet off the ground.
An RPG in the right place would put this piece of crap out of action.
Another useless, under-armed, mission-incapable LCS.
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