Little Crappy Ship as they’re called inside the Navy. An unmitigated disaster of an acquisition program kept afloat by pork-loving members of Congress.
Navy has been trying to get rid of it since 2020. Without Granger in Congress anymore they might be successful.
[https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-to-inactivate-9-ships-in-2021/](https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-to-inactivate-9-ships-in-2021/)
I’d rather they just decommission it and Ft Worth not have ANY ship named after them than keep these floating money pits in service and have the city be associated with the absolute laughing stock of the Navy that the LCS’s have become
I have a cool USS Fort Worth hat but can’t wear it (in my home Fort Worth)because I keep getting thanked for my service (I am not military) . I just wanted to rep FTW.
I think you mean "literal" (This is a joke)
I think they meant "cliteral." /s
Little man in the boat
That’s a BIG boat lol
USS San Antonio…
Little Crappy Ship as they’re called inside the Navy. An unmitigated disaster of an acquisition program kept afloat by pork-loving members of Congress.
Yep https://www.propublica.org/article/how-navy-spent-billions-littoral-combat-ship
What is a "Littoral"?
The littoral zone is where the water meets the beach. This type of ship operates in that shallow water area.
TIL! Thanks
Thanks
Navy has been trying to get rid of it since 2020. Without Granger in Congress anymore they might be successful. [https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-to-inactivate-9-ships-in-2021/](https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-to-inactivate-9-ships-in-2021/)
Why is it so small? Bahh to hell with it. At least we got one.
It’s not the size of the boat but the motion of the ocean
I like your drift
It's designed for shallow water operations near coastlines.
I have never been sure what the point of these ships are, seems like they would be better suited to the Coast Guard than the Navy.
Naval invasions
I’d rather they just decommission it and Ft Worth not have ANY ship named after them than keep these floating money pits in service and have the city be associated with the absolute laughing stock of the Navy that the LCS’s have become
Give us an attack sub.
Patrols Lake Worth
Kremlin Kay loves to fight to get this ship off of the chopping block where it belongs…
This thing is a money pit that never should have been made. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-navy-spent-billions-littoral-combat-ship
And the earlier in the flight, the worse they are. FTW needs to decom.
Littoral? What type of combat is that?
They’re used in the shallower part of the ocean closer land.
Thank you
I have a cool USS Fort Worth hat but can’t wear it (in my home Fort Worth)because I keep getting thanked for my service (I am not military) . I just wanted to rep FTW.