"Future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) Successfully Completes..." Topic
7 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please use the Complaint button (!) to report problems on the forums.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present) Message Board
Areas of InterestModern
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article PeteMurray takes a look at Microfigs' Soviet T-80B tank and a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle in N scale.
Featured Workbench Article
Featured Profile Article
Current Poll
Featured Movie Review
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
| Tango01 | 01 Sep 2017 12:30 p.m. PST |
…Acceptance Trials
"Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine successfully completed acceptance trials on the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9), on Aug. 25. The future USS Little Rock, the fifth Freedom-variant LCS built by Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine, completed acceptance trials with the highest score of any Freedom-variant LCS to date, earning the right to fly brooms atop its mast signifying a clean sweep of the ship's sea trials.
"Our team has raised the bar for Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship performance," said Joe DePietro, vice president of small surface combatants and ship systems. "This was an exceptional trial – the best of the class to date, thanks to the extraordinary contributions of all Freedom-variant LCS teammates."
The five-day trials, conducted in port and at sea by the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), represent the last major milestone before the ship's delivery. During the trials, the Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the LCS intended to demonstrate the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling, and auxiliary systems…"
Main page link Amicalement
Armand |
| Generalstoner49 | 01 Sep 2017 7:00 p.m. PST |
Ugggh. Another little crappy ship for a fleet that needs larger sea going assets. |
| StarCruiser | 01 Sep 2017 7:09 p.m. PST |
Hey! Don't complaining 'bout that! These GLORIOUS ships will make the Military Industrial Complex richer. (Little Crappy Ships indeed!) |
| Tango01 | 02 Sep 2017 11:18 a.m. PST |
|
| doug redshirt | 02 Sep 2017 2:56 p.m. PST |
You can put A-1 sauce on a hamburger, still not prime rib is it. You can call this thing a ship, still doesnt make it a war ship. |
| coopman | 02 Sep 2017 4:02 p.m. PST |
I'm sure that it will be dead in the water shortly. |
| Lion in the Stars | 02 Sep 2017 6:15 p.m. PST |
@Coopman: No bet. Dunno what it is about that design powerpack, but it sucks worse than the cast-in-bronze, derated Wakashaw diesels in my shooting buddy's Vietnam-vintage minesweeper. |
|
tackles two subjects from his favorite sculptor.
