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To: Red Badger

Only if someone wants to buy ships that are getting structural cracks in their hulls. The LCS design somehow inherently overstresses the steel used.

The USN should actually be going after the engineers that designed them or the constructors if the spec’d type of steel wasn’t tested or used.


45 posted on 05/13/2022 8:32:57 AM PDT by jpp113
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To: jpp113

I would suggest that an investigation was made prior to the decision to scrap the vessels.

The investigation result might be that when submitted for budget approval and appropriation, a congressman balked at the cost and sought a reduction in the cost. As a result changes were made here and there in various specifications.

The engineer revising the type of steel might be ultimately be at fault.

Also it might be that the design was at the limit and failure resulted as a result of previously unknown reactions to the structure


54 posted on 05/13/2022 8:41:43 AM PDT by bert ( (KW?E. NP. N.C. +12) Promoting Afro Heritage diversity will destroy the democrats)
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