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Originally Posted by wdmso
Asked the crew about its mission as coastal anti Submarine
His response was the Navy has changed it’s mission but he honestly isn’t sure what it’s going to be …. And he also said it’s horrible at Sea with a draft of 14 ft
She sounds like the F35 designed for weapon systems that haven’t even been tested . Then doesn’t work on the platform as intended
9 freedom class ships the youngest of which commissioned in 2020 – have been marked for disposal as part of the Department of Defense’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal…. Wow cheaper to get rid of them then operate them.  corporate welfare at its finest |
The original concept was a small ship that could swap out mission modules in 48 hours, tiny crew, and do 50 knots.
The Mission Modules were ASW (Anti-Sub), ASuW (Anti-Surface with NLOS missiles), and Anti-Mine (robot mine detection). ALL THREE MISSIONS FAILED. The crews were too small, the hulls corroded too quickly (the fist ships had not Cathodic Protection), and both classes break their Combining gears with the combination Diesel set and Gas Turbine Engine.
They are building 40 ships that cannot fight.