"No longer needed, Navy frigates being sold or dismantled" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Jan 2015 11:08 p.m. PST |
"The Navy is ditching all of its frigates, with the help of Bremerton shipyard workers. The 51 Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessels were designed to protect ships at sea and conduct anti-submarine warfare. They also combated mines, drug runners and pirates. Now, according to the Navy's latest 30-year shipbuilding plan, they're passe. "Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were great ships for their intended period of service," Navy spokeswoman Lt. j.g. Katherine Dransfield said. "Moving forward, we are leveraging new technologies to deliver capabilities that meet fleet requirements today and will mitigate evolving threats in the future."…"
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| Mako11 | 30 Jan 2015 12:00 a.m. PST |
Hmmm, Coast Guard needs more vessels, as does our navy, but we're scrapping these. Brilliant planning. |
| tberry7403 | 30 Jan 2015 7:20 a.m. PST |
…we are leveraging new technologies…will mitigate evolving threats… You know you're being fed a plate of BS when they start using that kind of phraseology.  "…new technologies…" got us the LCS. |
79thPA  | 30 Jan 2015 7:55 a.m. PST |
^^ The PIO probably threw up a little in her mouth after reading that off the script. |
| PHGamer | 30 Jan 2015 8:41 a.m. PST |
I had a conversation with a Coast Guard type about the OHP frigates. They did get a few of them. They don't want them because of the manpower requirements is too high. They need smaller ships spread out over large areas. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 30 Jan 2015 9:07 a.m. PST |
It's been replaced by the LCS, which to many stands for Less Capable Ship. |
| Tango01 | 30 Jan 2015 10:42 a.m. PST |
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| Ken Hall | 12 Mar 2015 1:54 p.m. PST |
At least she didn't toss in a #NewNavy … |
| Mako11 | 13 Mar 2015 10:39 a.m. PST |
I thought LCS stood for Little Crappy Ship. At least, that's what I've read. |
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