LCS ex-Stealth Littoral crap yet another expensive US Navy JUNK!

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This crap is so weak and undurable, any WWII naval gun around 8 inches caliber, one single shot HE shell can send it to bottom of sea.

Stealth my balls. Just as visible as Pentagon's billion dollar so called Stealth planes. Crap!

https://www.rt.com/usa/325710-littoral-ship-milwaukee-breakdown/




US Navy’s newest ship breaks down 20 days after commissioning, towed to emergency repair
Published time: 12 Dec, 2015 10:52
Edited time: 12 Dec, 2015 10:53

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The US Navy’s brand new littoral combat ship, the Milwaukee, broke down on Friday and had to be towed for emergency repair just three weeks after commissioning. The warship’s troubles came after several days of propulsion system problems.
The USS Milwaukee was traveling from Halifax, Canada to Mayport, Florida, on its way to its homeport in San Diego when it suffered an engineering failure, the Navy Times reported.

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US Navy’s troubled Littoral Combat Ship program could face the axe
The salvage ship Grapple towed it more than 40 nautical miles to the Joint Expeditionary Base in Little Creek, Virginia, where the cause of the failure will be traced and repairs carried out.

Initial indications point to metal filings in the lube oil filter as the cause of the shutdown, the report said. The ship experienced propulsion problems after leaving Halifax. Engineers cleaned out the metal debris and locked the port shaft as a precaution, but it appears the fix wasn’t enough to keep the Milwaukee running.

"Reporting of a complete loss of propulsion on USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) is deeply alarming, particularly given this ship was commissioned just 20 days ago," Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to the Times.

The USS Milwaukee is the third ship of the Freedom class, Lockheed Martin’s contribution for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program. The Navy couldn’t choose between this design and the rival contender from General Dynamics, the Independence-class LCS and contracted a dozen of each class. Three of each has been commissioned so far.

READ MORE: F-35 deathtrap: Pentagon jet’s ejection seat could snap pilot’s neck

The LCS program was designed to produce a multipurpose warship for patrolling littoral zones, waters close to shore. It suffered from an overblown budget and concerns over the warship’s ability to survive actual combat.
 
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俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京11日命令驻叙利亚的俄罗斯军队,如果“再次遇到挑衅”,必须“毫不留情地”还击。

【俄土再发狠话】

普京当天与俄军方高官开会,对“试图再次向我们的军人发起某种挑衅的人”发出警告:“我们已经采取更多措施,包括强化防空导弹系统,以保护俄军人员和空军基地……全部空袭行动都有战斗机护航。”

“我命令你们(俄军),必须毫不留情,立即消灭俄军人员和设施受到的任何威胁。”

普京没有例举谁可能对俄军“发起挑衅”。不过,俄军一架苏—24型轰炸机上月在叙利亚与土耳其边境地区上空被土方战机击落,俄土关系骤然紧张。俄方对土方采取了一系列制裁措施,同时在叙利亚部署先进的S—400型防空导弹,还要求执行空袭任务的战机携带空对空导弹用以自卫。

面对制裁,土耳其尚未采取实质性反制措施,希望缓和两国紧张关系。不过,土方在这场口水仗中也不示弱。土耳其外交部长梅夫吕特·恰武什奥卢11日接受媒体采访,指责俄方“利用一切机会”发起针对土耳其的行动。他也放出狠话:“俄罗斯是我们的主要贸易伙伴,我们呼吁俄方保持冷静。但是,我们的耐心是有限度的。我们至今没有发动反制裁,不是因为我们害怕或感到内疚。我们保持耐心,是想恢复两国昔日关系。”

【“不为地缘政治利益”】

普京说,俄军9月底开始在叙利亚空袭极端组织“伊斯兰国”和“支持阵线”以来,已经给予对方沉重打击。俄方的军事行动“并非为了某些模糊、抽象的地缘政治利益,或者为了训练部队、试验新武器。我们的主要目的是防止(极端组织)危害俄罗斯”。

国防部长谢尔盖·绍伊古11日说,俄空军战机已经出动近4000架次,摧毁超过8000个“恐怖分子”目标。

普京披露,俄军已经向“叙利亚自由军”提供空中掩护和武器弹药及其他物资,促成这支叙反对派武装力量与叙政府军“合力”反攻“恐怖分子”。

普京说,叙政府军与大约5000名“叙利亚自由军”成员正在霍姆斯、哈马、阿勒颇、拉卡省发动攻势。

据新华国际客户端了解,美国曾经试图培训和武装5000名叙利亚“温和”反对派人员,包括“叙利亚自由军”。然而,实际受训人员不足200人,返回叙利亚与极端武装作战的受训人员更少,迫使美国10月初宣布暂停这项计划。

另一方面,俄罗斯开始与“叙利亚自由军”合作,后者已经开始向俄军战机提供地面目标的情报。

(记者惠晓霜,新华国际客户端报道)
 
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The Navy’s newest ship breaks down, limps into port 0
BY DAVID LARTER ON DECEMBER 12, 2015 UNCATEGORIZED

USNS Grapple tows USS Milwaukee, LCS-5, to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va. on Friday, December 11, 2015. LCS-5 suffered an engine casualty while in transit. (Credit: Mike Morones/Staff)
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.

Problems with the propulsion plant began almost as soon as Milwaukee got underway from Halifax. The ship’s computer system triggered an alarm and the ship called away an engineering casualty.

Engineers cleaned out the metal filings from the lube oil filter and locked the port shaft as a precaution. In the early hours of Friday morning, the ship was conducting steering tests and lost lube oil pressure in the starboard combining gear due to the presence of the same metal filings in that filter.

The metal filings in the lube oil have not been a class-wide issue, according to the Navy.

The ship then dropped anchor while the engineers worked on the system. By mid-morning, the salvage ship Grapple rendezvoused with Milwaukee and connected a towing hawser line for the trip back to Little Creek.

The ship is currently manned by Crew 104, and was scheduled to swap with Crew 108 in Mayport. The crews will now swap in Virginia while the ship’s system is repaired.

News of the breakdown reached Capitol Hill by late Friday. Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to Navy Times that the plant issues were troubling and called for accountability.

“Reporting of a complete loss of propulsion on USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) is deeply alarming, particularly given this ship was commissioned just 20 days ago,” McCain said. “U.S. Navy ships are built with redundant systems to enable continued operation in the event of an engineering casualty, which makes this incident very concerning.

“I expect the Navy to conduct a thorough investigation into the root causes of this failure, hold individuals accountable as appropriate, and keep the Senate Armed Services Committee informed.”








http://scoopdeck.navytimes.com/2015/12/12/the-navys-newest-ship-breaks-down-limps-into-port/



The Navy’s newest ship breaks down, limps into port 0
BY DAVID LARTER ON DECEMBER 12, 2015 UNCATEGORIZED

USNS Grapple tows USS Milwaukee, LCS-5, to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va. on Friday, December 11, 2015. LCS-5 suffered an engine casualty while in transit. (Credit: Mike Morones/Staff)
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.

Problems with the propulsion plant began almost as soon as Milwaukee got underway from Halifax. The ship’s computer system triggered an alarm and the ship called away an engineering casualty.

Engineers cleaned out the metal filings from the lube oil filter and locked the port shaft as a precaution. In the early hours of Friday morning, the ship was conducting steering tests and lost lube oil pressure in the starboard combining gear due to the presence of the same metal filings in that filter.

The metal filings in the lube oil have not been a class-wide issue, according to the Navy.

The ship then dropped anchor while the engineers worked on the system. By mid-morning, the salvage ship Grapple rendezvoused with Milwaukee and connected a towing hawser line for the trip back to Little Creek.

The ship is currently manned by Crew 104, and was scheduled to swap with Crew 108 in Mayport. The crews will now swap in Virginia while the ship’s system is repaired.

News of the breakdown reached Capitol Hill by late Friday. Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to Navy Times that the plant issues were troubling and called for accountability.

“Reporting of a complete loss of propulsion on USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) is deeply alarming, particularly given this ship was commissioned just 20 days ago,” McCain said. “U.S. Navy ships are built with redundant systems to enable continued operation in the event of an engineering casualty, which makes this incident very concerning.

“I expect the Navy to conduct a thorough investigation into the root causes of this failure, hold individuals accountable as appropriate, and keep the Senate Armed Services Committee informed.”
 
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USS Milwaukee Breaks Down, Is Towed to Base in Virginia
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORFOLK, Va. — Dec 12, 2015, 1:16 PM ET
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The U.S. Navy's newest ship has been towed to a base in Virginia after breaking down at sea.

The Navy Times reports (http://bit.Iy/1UfolwL ) that the littoral combat ship, the USS Milwaukee, had to be towed more than 40 nautical miles to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek after suffering an engineering casualty on Friday. The ship was on its way to Mayport, Florida from Halifax, Canada.


Officials say it appears that metal debris collected in the lube oil filer, causing the system to shut down.

The USS Milwaukee was built in Marinette, Wisconsin and was commissioned in November in Milwaukee. It's now making the trek to its home base in San Diego.

Officials say they will swap crews in Virginia while the ship's system is being repaired.

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Information from The Navy Times: http://www.navytimes.com
 
One round of HE (high explosive) enough:



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/8"/55_caliber_gun

Shell
335 pounds (152*kg)[1]A.P.

260 pounds (118*kg)[2] H.E.
Caliber 8 inches (20*cm)
Muzzle*velocity 2,500 feet per second (760*m/s)[1]
Maximum*firing*range 30,050 yards (27,480*m)[1]
The 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun barrel had an internal diameter of 8 inches (203*mm), and the barrel was 55 calibers long (barrel length is 8 inch × 55 = 440 inches or 11 meters).[3]
 
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