Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) CARAT Cambodia 2015 (Photo: MC2 Antonio Ramos/US Navy)
Defense News: In Singapore, Another US Navy LCS Is Sidelined With Machinery Problems
WASHINGTON — For the second time in a month, a US Navy littoral combat ship (LCS) has been sidelined due to machinery problems.
The Fort Worth, a Freedom-class LCS that has been operating for more than a year in the western Pacific, “experienced a casualty to the ship’s combining gears during an in-port period in Singapore Jan. 12,” according to Lt. Cmdr. Matt Knight, a spokesman for the US Pacific Fleet.
So far, according to Knight, “the casualty appears to be caused by a failure to follow established procedures during maintenance.”
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WNU Editor: The Russians are laughing .... Misery Loves Company: Second Newest US Navy Ship Breaks Down in One Month (Sputnik).
More News On The U.S. Navy's Second Littoral Combat Ship Breaking Down In One Month
Singapore: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Out of Action After Gear Damage -- The Diplomat
Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth Sidelined in Singapore with Propulsion System Damage -- USNI News
Navy Littoral Ship Sidelined in Singapore After Gear Damage -- Bloomberg
USS Fort Worth grounded at Singapore naval base -- Naval Technology
2 comments:
All new programs have teething problems before they eventually kick ass in combat, not sure why you are surprised by this. Everyone called the AH-64 a piece of shit, yet its considered the best in the world now, with extensive combat experience.
Gone the Cheng, the MPA, the WO and maybe the XO and CO.
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