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USS Milwaukee, Navy's newest ship, towed to base after breaking down at sea
foxnews.com ^ | 12/12/2015 | FOXnews

Posted on 12/12/2015 5:08:04 PM PST by cripplecreek

NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Navy's newest ship had to be towed to a base in Virginia after breaking down during its journey to its home port in California.

The USS Milwaukee, a littoral combat ship that was commissioned in November, was towed more than 40 nautical miles to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek after suffering an engineering casualty on Friday, The Navy Times reported (http://bit.ly/1UfolwL ).

The ship was on its way from Halifax, Canada to Mayport, Florida, where it was planning to stop before continuing on its trek to its port in San Diego.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breakdown; navy; oops; snafu; ussmilwaukee
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To: cripplecreek

Why are they building ocean going ships in Lake Michigan, to waste even more money?


41 posted on 12/12/2015 5:52:01 PM PST by mowowie (`)
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To: cripplecreek
Yeah, and rapping about getting hookers on the West Coast really wasn't where I wanted to go with this . . . she's on her way to San Diego.

Oh, what the heck:

Cowboy.

42 posted on 12/12/2015 5:56:38 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: mkjessup

but can you elaborate about how you really feel about Proxmire ?


43 posted on 12/12/2015 5:56:57 PM PST by stylin19a
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To: mowowie

Probably cheaper than building them on either coast. The shipyards are already here.


44 posted on 12/12/2015 5:58:13 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: cripplecreek

LCS = Little Crappy Ship


45 posted on 12/12/2015 6:00:22 PM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: big'ol_freeper

My son is at Annapolis, actually Istanbul on foreign exchange, as a second class Mid. He is not there as an athlete, and he is far from the smartest. They really do get bright kids.


46 posted on 12/12/2015 6:01:01 PM PST by ebshumidors
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To: Jim Robinson

Meanwhile the USS Zumwalt rescues fishermen off Portland. (Also on sea trials)

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/12/new-stealth-destroyer-zumwalt-undergoing-sea-trials-helps-rescue-fisherman-off/


47 posted on 12/12/2015 6:05:55 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: BBell
This is why they call it “sea trials.”

That's the fancy name used by the PR folks.

Those on board call them "shakedown cruises"!

"It has been proposed that the origin of 'shakedown cruise' comes from the need to settle (or literally shake down) the ballast in the hold of a ship to ensure it is level in the water. However, this would only apply to very granular ballast material such as sand. The term is more likely to have arisen due to the transition from sail to power. The advent of engines within the hull of a ship caused severe vibration. Such vibration would be aggravated by uneven running and different sea conditions. A new ship had many fixtures and fittings throughout its accommodation and work spaces. As the maiden voyage progressed, these would become loose, and in many cases fall to the deck (shaken down). For this reason, it was common for the shipyard to send a 'shake-down' team with the ship on her maiden voyage. These men would be specialists equipped with the proper tools and spares to relocate or replace any shake-down displaced fixtures or fittings."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakedown_cruise

48 posted on 12/12/2015 6:14:08 PM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: Farmer Dean

Yes Vessel assist is on speed dial


49 posted on 12/12/2015 6:15:28 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: jneesy

yup thats why those mb rolls and such are always in the shop


50 posted on 12/12/2015 6:16:49 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: davius

Good News and bad news you all get an extra helping of rum and Vaseline bad news the skipper wants to go water skiing in the morning


51 posted on 12/12/2015 6:17:52 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: cripplecreek

GM making the engines for our shops now?


52 posted on 12/12/2015 6:20:14 PM PST by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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To: cripplecreek

** One of the improvements for Milwaukee are specially designed waterjets that replace the commercial versions used on previous Littoral Combat Ships. **


53 posted on 12/12/2015 6:20:31 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: fhayek

Well at least the gals are on board and the Lewinski’s are happening fast & furious.


54 posted on 12/12/2015 6:20:37 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: dforest

Obama’s Navy...


55 posted on 12/12/2015 6:20:49 PM PST by BobNative
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To: cripplecreek; markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ..

Active Duty ping.


56 posted on 12/12/2015 6:21:31 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: cripplecreek

It’s main engine was supposed to be powered by a full complement of male gerbils, but the SecDef decided that transgender gerbils could do anything that male gerbils can do.


57 posted on 12/12/2015 6:28:50 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: Larry Lucido
More expensive than figurative combat ships

Even a first-rate abstract is, by comparison, a relative steal.

58 posted on 12/12/2015 6:33:03 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: Larry Lucido

Ha!


59 posted on 12/12/2015 6:33:04 PM PST by stylin_geek (Never underestimate the power of government to distort markets)
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To: Pollster1
I’ll bet the captain and the ship’s engineer are unhappy.

And I bet that they aern't the most unhappy people on board.

Because they have the power to make other people even less happy.

60 posted on 12/12/2015 6:40:42 PM PST by Castlebar
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