Damn those fools for wasting and ruining an otherwise stable fighting platform. These ships are the backbone of our Carrier Battlegroups effectiveness and safety.
How dare these foolish naval archeticts, builders and engineers.
As Citizens, we are the ultimate customers of these ships, we must seek financial reimbursement for our cruiser fleet and demand reparations. Sue the Bastar#@^@s
I was on the Richard E. Byrd, DDG 23, in the early seventies. That class was supposedly one of MacNamera’s brain farts. The ship was designed as a multi-mission platform with electronics out the wazoo. A lot of the equipment still used vacuum tubes in that era. I was told that was one reason for the aluminum superstructure. Even then, the ship was top heavy. The ship rolled like you wouldn’t believe in storms.
The ship was sold to the Greek Navy for spare parts. They last used it for missile practice. From the picture that’s on the internet, I didn’t see the aluminum superstructure melting/burning.
Considering they’ve started retiring and scrapping Ticonderoga cruisers, I don’t think we’re going to see a refund.