Transfer them to the Coasties.
They would be just fine for maritime anti-drug coastal patrols in the Gulf and the Atlantic.
Should have be the Coasties new Cutter from the beginning
Their hulls crack and their engines have serious design flaws that cause frequent breakdowns. Why would the Coast Guard want them?
Agree, but the ships are still pieces of crap. Propulsion system problems. Ridiculous. In a just world, Lockheed would be backbilled for this.
The coasties couldn’t afford to operate them. The transmissions that integrate the cruising diesels with the high-speed gas turbines, basically don’t work. To fix them, the Navy would have to cut the hulls open. Cheaper to build new ships with the improved transmissions.