To: Toddsterpatriot
Uh, what are we going to do with a fleet of coastal ships?
Is this for the Coast Guard, or to do drug interdiction in the Caribbean?
They aren't thinking of steaming a tri-hull over the ocean to say, the Red Sea, are they?
How will they transport this thing?
And what will support it?
30 posted on
05/07/2008 8:49:42 PM PDT by
bill1952
(I will vote for McCain if he resigns his Senate seat before this election.)
To: bill1952
Uh, what are we going to do with a fleet of coastal ships?Stop the Chinese invasion of Taiwan?
34 posted on
05/07/2008 8:51:51 PM PDT by
Toddsterpatriot
(Why are doom and gloomers, union members and liberals so bad at math?)
To: bill1952
Far as I understand this is for special operations missions.
In other words this is the Seal team’s boat.
35 posted on
05/07/2008 8:52:56 PM PDT by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
To: bill1952
>>>
They aren't thinking of steaming a tri-hull over the ocean to say, the Red Sea, are they? <<<
It's perfectly capable of crossing oceans. And I imagine its promary mission will be in Persian Gulf waters....off Iran perhaps.
What worries you about an ocean passage in a tri-hull? It looks to be destroyer sized, and the trihull will give one heck of a lot smoother ride!
45 posted on
05/07/2008 9:32:54 PM PDT by
HardStarboard
(Take No Prisoners - We're Out Of Qurans)
To: bill1952
Uh, what are we going to do with a fleet of coastal ships? Take care of Pirates and Persians.
It's not all that big. Plenty of things could carry it, if it can'd self deploy.
LOA — 127.6 m
BOA — 31.6 m
Draft - 4.4m
Displacement Full Load ~ 3120MT
Max Speed (Lightload) >40 knots
Mission Bay: 1,100 sq.m. (11,800 sq. ft.)
Flight Deck :1,030 sq.m. (11,100 sq. ft.)
49 posted on
05/07/2008 10:16:58 PM PDT by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: bill1952
"Uh, what are we going to do with a fleet of coastal ships?"
Their survivability will be better than that of a large ship that costs much more than many of them. A few months ago, an uninvited Chinese submarine surfaced next to one of our carriers during a naval exercise, although that's not the worst threat that the LCSs would be good to counter.
54 posted on
05/07/2008 10:52:47 PM PDT by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt), '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote)
To: bill1952
They aren't thinking of steaming a tri-hull over the ocean to say, the Red Sea, are they? It's a light frigate, close to 3000 tons. Is the USN composed of girleymen?
75 posted on
05/08/2008 9:48:39 AM PDT by
Oztrich Boy
(Holy State or Holy King - Or Holy People's Will - Have no truck with the senseless thing)
To: bill1952
If it can cruise at 60mph it can take the long route around weather and be anywhere in on the globe within 9 or 10 days.
I at that speed I hope they don’t hit any lost shipping containers that are floating just below the surface.
81 posted on
05/08/2008 10:25:20 AM PDT by
Rebelbase
(Carbon is the fifth most abundant element on the planet.)
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