New Navy Ships don't work

[moose1am]

What is up with the US Navy and it's ship building Program? The Literal Combat Ships have engine failures left and right and now the new US Naval Destroyer has sea water leaking into the ship and is going back in to the ship yard for repairs. Is this acceptable? I say no. Do it right the first time guys and stop wasting our tax payers money with all the call backs.

[Von Due]

Perhaps Lockheed Martin taught the shipyards everything they know :har: This is the norm it seems and not only in the US. I remember reading about the Danish Govt officials were less than impressed with their new military helicopter purchase after one of their soldiers stomped his foot right through the floor plates in the cabin.

[Jimbuna]

HMS Astute springs to mind.

[Dowly]

[..]and now the new US Naval Destroyer has sea water leaking into the ship
Yea, I can see how that might be a problem. :)

[Mr Quatro]

When we make mistakes we correct them :yep:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/12/politics/us-navy-littoral-combat-ship-overhaul/
(CNN)After a year of mechanical breakdowns plaguing its $360 million littoral combat ships, the US Navy has announced a major overhaul of the program that will include designating the first four of the ships as testing vessels and limiting their overseas deployments to emergencies.

The new plan has two crews assigned to each ship, with one deployed and one undergoing training ashore like the Navy does with its "blue" and "gold" submarine crews.

The exceptions to the blue-gold crew plans will be the four testing ships, which will be "manned with seasoned, experienced LCS sailors," the Navy said. "... their main focus will be on system testing."

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

USS Freedom (LCS-1) commissioned 8 November 2008

USS Independence (LCS-2) commissioned 16 January 2010

That is almost 8 and over 6 years in commission respectively. It is astonishing that classes which lead ships are quarter to third through their service life, still have troubles with basics such as getting off the pier and into intended area of deployement! :Kaleun_Mad:

[em2nought]

At least they're getting further than 1,300 meters, unlike the Vasa http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/01/vasa-17th-century-warship-that-sank-was.html

[Osmium Steele]

The LCSs notwithstanding, there is a reason they call them sea trials, and shakedown cruises.

Find the bugs early, get em fixed.

[Mr Quatro]

Closer to home is better anyway ... the East coast and the Gulf of Mexico and the West coast need protecting too. They positioned them as fleet ships. Lets face it the admirals were wrong.

I hope they never have to be used as intended anyway ... bring back diesel boats to operate with them closer to our shores. :yep: