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Navy's newest combat ship in water
CNN - WJXT ^ | Jul 18 2015 | Brad Lendon

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news4jax.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Japan; News/Current Events; US: Alaska; US: Arkansas; US: Hawaii; US: Virginia; US: Washington; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: boondoggle; china; navy; pos; ships; spratly; spratlyislands; wasteofmoney
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1 posted on 07/18/2015 3:11:00 PM PDT by george76
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2 posted on 07/18/2015 3:14:02 PM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
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13 ft. draft is not going to get me into my favorite fishing spots...


3 posted on 07/18/2015 3:16:18 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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Nerf foam guns and transgender quarters, I suppose.


4 posted on 07/18/2015 3:16:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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Mayport is going to get several of these ships?
Freegards
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5 posted on 07/18/2015 3:18:08 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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Its a sister ship to the USS Detroit isn’t it?

I’m not naval savvy but it looks very similar.


6 posted on 07/18/2015 3:19:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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Wisconsin ? Chinese are on lake michigan ?


7 posted on 07/18/2015 3:20:20 PM PDT by onona (If I agree with something Donald says in a forest, and no one hears, am I still a "Trumper" ?)
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The USS Detroit. I believe it will be a pirate hunter off the cost of Africa.


8 posted on 07/18/2015 3:23:35 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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9 posted on 07/18/2015 3:23:40 PM PDT by skimbell
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The Little Rock follows LCS-10, the USS Gabrielle Giffords, in launching this year.

That is a travesty.
10 posted on 07/18/2015 3:30:38 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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Where’s the Caitlyn Jenner, the Chelsea Manning and the Harvey Milk?


11 posted on 07/18/2015 3:32:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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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.


12 posted on 07/18/2015 3:36:54 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Death before disco.)
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no active sonar dome?


13 posted on 07/18/2015 3:40:23 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Please explain to me why we need this type of vessel?


14 posted on 07/18/2015 3:56:07 PM PDT by Sequoyah101
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Surprised it’s not named the USS Caitlyn Jenner.


15 posted on 07/18/2015 4:01:23 PM PDT by dinodino
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250 lbs of Torpex, directly amidships along the centerline woud do her just fine. I don’t think anything could be salvaged afterwards.


16 posted on 07/18/2015 4:02:05 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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Another little crappy ship with only a pea shooter to protect it.


17 posted on 07/18/2015 4:06:30 PM PDT by batterycommander (- a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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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.


18 posted on 07/18/2015 4:09:01 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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An RPG in the right place would put this piece of crap out of action.


19 posted on 07/18/2015 4:09:22 PM PDT by batterycommander (- a little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)
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Another useless, under-armed, mission-incapable LCS.


20 posted on 07/18/2015 4:15:03 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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