The USS Milwaukee will be 388 feet long and travel at speeds of more than 40 knots. It's expected to be delivered to the Navy in 2014. Courtesy of United States NavyThe Vibrations From The Gray Elephant -- DoD Buzz
All of a sudden, out of nowhere, there was an explosion of discussion online about the Navy’s new Zumwalt– class destroyers. The meteor seems to have made its impact on the blog of shipbuilding expert Tim Colton, who turned in one of his classic paragraphs that deserves to be excerpted in full:
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE GRAY ELEPHANT?
Bud Zumwalt, a great man, must be spinning in his grave. Senator Collins (R-GD) thinks the second and third ships are OK, but are they? Will SECNAV ever explain to the U.S. taxpayers just exactly why it has cost so much — DD-21, DD(X) and now DDG 1000 — to achieve so little? Doesn’t anyone in the Navy ever give a moment’s thought to cost justification?
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My Comment: Rumble and voice your concerns all that you want .... these ships are still going to be built.
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