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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX6/8/17 8:44 PM |
FYI, USS Gabrielle Giffords is another in this Class
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dddd
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 3345
Location: NorCal6/8/17 11:35 PM |
That's a sturdy and imposing-looking boat. I wouldn't want to piss off the captain of that one.
I'm still trying to imagine where the boat's buoyancy comes from, what's under the water in other words.
It almost looks like it is planing upward out of the water in response to it's forward velocity
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LeeW
Joined: 13 Jan 2004
Posts: 453
Location: near Baltimore, MD6/9/17 6:11 AM |
That's a pretty fast boat.
Looks like the designers had some stealth emphasis with the bow and gun turret, but the ass-end looks like a prime radar target. Just don't show 'em the backside.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX6/9/17 10:17 AM |
Dry Dock Shot Independence
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stan
Joined: 14 Feb 2004
Posts: 467
6/12/17 7:03 AM |
America's Cup cats
I just saw the trials on TV. Those sailboats are hitting the same speeds in 20 knot winds!
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH6/12/17 12:43 PM |
It's ugly as sin...
...but I guess could be interpreted as making it look bad-ass.
What is its purpose? It has what appears to be a helipad on the aft deck, but it has minimal visible armament. I assume that it's raison d'etre is not just to go fast.
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stan
Joined: 14 Feb 2004
Posts: 467
6/12/17 1:04 PM |
Purpose
Brian,
It's one of the new designs for smaller, quicker, and more versatile ships. By switching components it can do a variety of marine tasks that previously are done by specialized ships. For example it cab be a mine sweeper, provide close quarter firepower, launch misses, or perform coastal intelligence operations.
Besides being fast, the tri hauls allow it to go into shallow coastal waters.
The flat deck is large for a stop its size and permits carrying multiple aircraft.
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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 6593
Location: Westchester/NYC6/12/17 1:27 PM |
Newer ships are not much to look at. Gone are the impressive gun turrets, replaced by missile launcher and aircraft (heli or fixed wing) landing pads. But that's a natural progression of form following function.
With today's heavy reliance on electronic warfare, weaponry will look even more boring going forward.
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JohnC
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 1939
Location: Glastonbury, Ct6/12/17 1:48 PM |
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What is its purpose?
The general term for the type, LCS, stands for Littoral Combat Ship, meaning close to shore. It carries a variety of weapons, and can be reconfigured quickly. The big helicopter deck is central to the concept.
There's a competing class, the Freedom, built by Lockheed Martin, that isn't quite as unconventional looking, but with similar performance. I think the Navy is buying multiple examples of both.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)
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PLee
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 3713
Location: Brooklyn, NY6/14/17 10:04 AM |
Is the 51 mph top speed the classified or the unclassified number? The classified speed numbers for US Navy vessels are usually a bit higher than the unclassified numbers, from what I've been told.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX6/14/17 10:45 AM |
Wonder if some Dazzle Camo isn't in the works for them for ops...
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daddy-o
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Posts: 3307
Location: Springfield6/14/17 11:46 AM |
For some reason this reminds me of the OLD joke
"Galley slaves this morning I have some good news and some bad news for you."
"What's the good news?"
"The good news is breakfast this morning will be eggs, ham, toast, fruit, hash browns, pancakes, maple syrup and all the coffee you want."
"What's the bad news?"
"The admiral wants to go water skiing."
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