Posted on 03/11/2014 1:56:30 PM PDT by naturalman1975
SHIPBUILDER Austal has received funding to build two more vessels for the US Navy, taking the value of its current order book to record levels.
The company has received funds to build vessels seven and eight under a $US3.5 billion contract it has with the US Navy to construct 10 Littoral Combat Ships.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
Win-win.
More LCSs? Unarmed sports cars.
What a terrible waste of shipbuilding dollars.
These sleek, fast, shallow-draft Centerboard Schooners will give our enemies fits, Ryan. No longer will they be able to sneak out of Key West with loads of contraband cotton!
And, my good fellow, rest assured the new ships shall be far from unarmed. Every man jack and lesbian of the crew shall be equipped with a brace of Colt Navy Pistols and a razor-sharp cutlass. As for cannon, no more muzzle-loading bronze dinosaurs, for our Navy! No Sirree Bob! Each shall have cast-steel Dahlgren and Parrot breech-loaders throwing a fearsome weight of broadside.
Why very soon, our Navy shall have more ships than admirals!
They are also easily convertible to some other purpose.
The ships, or the admirals? The Navy has a new role ... Social Justice and Equal Opportunity for a diverse group of young sailors and sailor-ettes. For this purpose, environmentally sensitive sailing vessels, with their minimal carbon footprint, might actually be preferable.
LCS= little crappy ships
LOL! Awesome!
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