ScoopDeck: ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MILWAUKEE, VIRGINIA CAPES – The littoral combat ship Milwaukee, the Navy’s newest ship, broke down Dec. 11 and had to be towed more than 40 nautical miles to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia.
The ship suffered an engineering casualty while transiting from Halifax, Canada, to Mayport, Florida, and ultimately its home port of San Diego. The cause is being evaluated by ship’s crew and technical consultants.
Initial indications are that fine metal debris collected in the lube oil filter caused the system to shut down, according to a Navy statement provided to Navy Times. The cause of the metal debris in the lube oil system is not known and assessments are ongoing.
The ship was commissioned Nov. 21 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has been making the long trek to San Diego through the Great Lakes since. read more
Sounds to be as if automatic shut down due to error in sensors. WTF, is GM in charge of building these things?
According to the word around my office (I work as a Navy contractor) among the Admiralty LCS stands for Little Crappy Ships.
One day in the near future, frigate class ships will be no larger than fishing boats with no armor and 350 BMG’s for offensive weaponry.
Pussy Boy to blame W in 5, 4, 3, 2……
with ships in the two classes of LCS named after Gabby Giffords and Detroit (no, I’m not kidding) plus that Aluminium hull, not incorporating the Aegis anti ship missile defenses… I’d rather be on a Nimitz Class CVN any day.
Not a Navy guy, but I saw the C-RAM adaptation of the Navy’s CIWS system and developed an appreciation for the protection umbrella that Aegis provides
For those unfamiliar, the C-RAM (Counter-Rocket Artillery and Mortar) uses a gun similar to the one on the A-10 to shoot down inbound threats to ground troops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY1NErClX1g
Sounds like that ship is littorally a lemon.
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Was Gilligan on board when it happened, I don’t see him in the picture?
Redubbed a clitoral combat ship.
Is that anything like lesbian frottage?
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What do you want to bet “affirmative action,” “low bid” contracts for the double whammy…
Ain’t egalitarianism wunnerful?
“engineering casualty”? …..who the fuque talks like this, other than stupid-assed beaurocrats?
50 rounds 20 mike-mike away…
Could it be something more sinister? Google
Truth Revolt: Bill Whittle “Sir I will not obey that order.”
Probably substituted “green” lubricants and fuels for petroleum-based.
“littoral
lit·to·ral
[ˈlidərəl]
ADJECTIVE
of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake:”
It’s SUPPOSED to stay on shore!
Plus it only has one big gun. Where’s the redundancy McCain the flame?
Lemme guess: Contractor hired a worthless effin muslim (WEM) into a machinist position so contractor could not be accused of being racist. WEM showed his gratitude by sabotaging.
Yeah…but some flag officers got a sweet deal working for the contractors who built her. Kinda like a seagoing version of the F35.
Did Moo by any chance christen this ship?
Just leave it where it is now, open up an amusement park on it and try to get our tax money back in ticket sales.
There are two ‘types’ of LCS. The even numbers are built to a design created by General Dynamics, which has several ship-building divisions. The odd numbered types are designed by Lockheed-Martin, who primarily build airplanes. Word going around is don’t hire a plane-builder to make a warship.