[moonshot925]

[mylife]

Makes more sense than the USS Hugo Chavez.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“Instead they found themselves in a war,.....They had no preparation, no training, no guidance.”

It wasn’t their job.

The truest heroes of the atrocity in the purest sense of the word.

[mylife]

Makes more sense than the USS Hugo Chavez.

Good looking ship.

[Paladin2]

Too bad there’s one named after Murtha.

[mylife]

Cool.

The Somerset is one of three amphibious landing docks named after the sites where planes taken over by terrorists crashed, killing nearly 3,000 people.

Its bow stem — the first part of the ship to push through the water — was made from 7.5 tons of steel melted down from the bucket of a huge coal-mining crane that stood near the crash site. It was there that miners hung a large American flag to serve as a landmark and to honor the dead.

[tet68]

I thought they were going to call it the
USS Shanksville for the town nearby.

Oh well.

[yarddog]

Is the ship armed in any way? I can’t see anything which obviously is a gun or even missile launcher.

[mylife]

My only complaint is she needs some guns.

[bandleader]

“Let’s ROLL”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smoothsailing]

This is wonderful news!

Sadly, however, this class of ship will always bear the ignoble distinction of having one it’s own named after the excretable John Murtha.

http://www.nomurthaship.com/

[Delta 21]

I know its the same class of ship, but the LPD-17 is the San Antonio.

Must be a file photo.

This is the basic armament for an LPD.

2 - Mk 31 Mod 1 RAM Guided Missile Weapon System
2 - Mk 46 Mod 1 30mm Gun (Ship version of Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Gun)
4 - MK 26 Mod 17 .50 Cal Machine Guns

Consider also that these guys are usually hanging around with a carrier battle group and all the associated bells and whistles.

[Secret Agent Man]

Is this one of the LCS ships that everyone is saying are overpriced, under-weaponized, can’t get the bare-bones systems it has to work right, can’t take much fire before becoming disabled?

[Dilbert56]

Couple of years back, we were able to tour the USS New York, whose bow was made with steel from the Twin Towers. Awesome ship. Parked next to the Intrepid, she was similar in size. The Marines embarked we very proud of their new home allowed us to see, touch and handle lots of gear. I believe they said that, in a pinch, the ship could house 1,200 Marines and associated gear. Stealthy superstructure, too; Only a few right angles.

All in all, a great way to celebrate my birthday.