[5th MEB]

Is it going to be crewed by Somali ragheads?

[Oztrich Boy]

7.5-million-pound littoral combat ship,

Suprisingly good value for money. The Brits expect to pay up to 350 million pounds for their Global Combatant Ship.

[Artie]

The USN should let it patrol the Great Lakes. One can never discount the possibility of rogue third world pirates roaming the back bays of Lake Huron.

[jpsb]

This class of ships "is a “one-size-fits all” weapons platform which, like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has a tendency to become “one-size-fits-none.” Having a single weapons platform perform multiple, radically distinct missions means the weapon will have to compromise its ability to do one job well in order to do multiple jobs poorly. This “Swiss Army knife” approach provides weapons that will be mediocre at a lot of things; and while mediocrity is not typically a mortal sin, it can be fatal in 21st century warfare.

I've been reading bad things about this class of ships for a few years now. She is a waste of money that will get her crew killed in combat.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-usas-new-littoral-combat-ships-updated-01343/