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It is a very short period for a ship, especially a non-nuclear one (which sometimes have no means for refuel, and have a fixed service life). If you poke around
by ashtonkem 5y ago
It is a very short period for a ship, especially a non-nuclear one (which sometimes have no means for refuel, and have a fixed service life). If you poke around the list of US destroyers, the successful classes last about 30 years. USS Arleigh Burke for example was commissioned in 1991, and it’s still on the register.
I am personally surprised they’re giving up on the Littoral ships before they gave up on the Zumwalt class, the destroyers that don’t even have any ammunition for their main guns.
- nradov 5y agoThe Navy hasn't completely given up on the LCS. More are still being built whereas Zumwalt procurement was stopped at 3. The current thinking is to remove the main guns and install missile launchers in their place.