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Norfolk-based destroyer Stout deemed unfit, triggering fleet review
The Virginian-Pilot ^
| 26 Apr 08
| Dale Eisman
Posted on 04/26/2008 12:04:38 AM PDT by GATOR NAVY
NORFOLK
The Navy will review maintenance and training across the surface fleet after a recent inspection found the Norfolk-based destroyer Stout unfit for sustained combat, a top admiral said Friday.
Three months after the ship returned from a deployment to the Horn of Africa, inspectors found inoperable missile and close-in weapon systems, an unsafe flight deck and widespread corrosion.
Rear Adm. Kevin Quinn, commander of the naval surface force, said the surface fleet will investigate whether the problems are widespread across all ship classes or limited to individual ships.
A second ship, the Hawaii-based cruiser Chosin, also failed inspection.
Jan van Tol, a retired Navy captain, said he was struck by the scope of the problems found on both ships. He said he came away from the reports wondering if "we've started to lose the ability to collectively assess ourselves."
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: chipper; funtimenavy; gundeck; norfolk; scrubbies; sk8; usn
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To: cva66snipe
You see there is the real problem. Political leadership completely detached from military realities.
It is the duty of US Navy officers charged with the responsibility for command, of ships and fleets, to ensure that their superiors are kept informed as to readiness status. It would be valuable to know if senior Admirals have voiced concerns such as those you have mentioned. As I stated previously, results of the surface fleet review will be very important.
If Navy leaders have failed to properly assess and/or report the state of readiness, they must share in the blame. Politicians are notorious for giving the majority of the electorate what is desired, whether justified or not. And I don't hear the electorate clamoring for more naval assets, at present. This is will be a very interesting time for the Navy.
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04/26/2008 8:35:51 PM PDT
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PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
To: PerConPat
Correction:
“this is will be” = “this will be”
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04/26/2008 8:51:11 PM PDT
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PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
To: Natty Bumppo@frontier.net
The finest mentor I ever had in the Navy told me they give you your first command and see how lucky you are! I like that and it's probably for the most part true.
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04/26/2008 8:58:25 PM PDT
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Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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