Crew members of the freedom variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) man the rails during the ship’s commissioning ceremony Dec. 16, 2017 in Buffalo, N.Y. U.S. Navy Photo
Posted on 01/24/2018 11:32:54 AM PST by fishtank
U.S. Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Stuck in Ice for Winter
January 24, 2018 by gCaptain
The U.S. Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship, USS Little Rock, will have to spend its winter up north instead of Florida’s warmer waters after the ship became stuck in ice in Montreal.
The USS Little Rock, which was commissioned in Buffalo, New York on December 16, should be well on its new homeport in Mayport, Florida by now, but a delayed departure and colder-than-normal temps across the region means the ship is now stuck in Montreal indefinitely.
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Crew members of the freedom variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) man the rails during the ship’s commissioning ceremony Dec. 16, 2017 in Buffalo, N.Y. U.S. Navy Photo
Global warming strikes again.
Goebbels Warming is our most serious national security threat, the Kenyanesian Usurper told me so......
Well, it doesn't suck as much as the Titanic which sank on its maiden voyage. So it's got that going for it.
Maybe they can call a Russian icebreaker to help.
“When I think about those nights in Montreal
I get the sweetest thoughts of you and me.
I just want to stop
And wait for the summer
I just want to stop
The water has become solid
I just want to stop
For your love.”
On the upside, Montreal is a great place to be stuck.
Never mind
Even the greatest South Pole explorer got his ship stuck in ice for the winter...Robert Scott, the Discovery, 1903...
My granddad was there on one of the supply ships...the Morning...
:)
Looks like a scene from “The Sand Pebbles.”
Since it is a “combat” ship of the littoral type, I wonder what it’s shorthand classification is?
< adolescent snicker >
I like the take on the Gino Vanelli song........
Are we allowed to say “man” the rails?? One definitely looks female. Where are the PC police on this one???
Do they get liberty for months in Montreal???
Exactly, I can think of a lot of places to be stuck worse than Montreal. Some of the guys from our office go there every year for a convention. They always love it. That is if you like great food and beautiful women.
Gotta figure somebody's gonna end up workin' on the mess deck over this 'port call'.
Muslims are offended by the idea of a Littoral ship and want it removed.
On the up side, if they are stuck in ice they aren’t out getting rammed by freighters.
Or only figuratively?
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