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I would love to know about what that thing is in the prow. Is it an anchor? I love the hull shape. It looks like it would deal with some nasty seas. If it h

I would love to know about what that thing is in the prow. Is it an anchor? I love the hull shape. It looks like it would deal with some nasty seas. If it hit a 50' wall of water, those upwards pointing planes should point it upwards and along with the inherent buoyancy, get the ship back to the surface. The piccy: https://news.usni.org/2021/07/31/navy-quietly-decommissions-littoral-combat-ship-independence-after-11-years https://news.usni.org/2021/07/31/navy-quietly-decommissions-... ... shows that there is a chain going down and some rope warps and springs.

brucetim 5y ago
Yep that's the anchor. Just can't see the flukes due to the angle the picture was taken from. Check https://i.redd.it/99rhoexauq2z.jpg https://i.redd.it/99rhoexauq2z.jpg for a better view. Why is the anchor gold? The Retention Excellence Award (previously known as the Golden Anchor Award); an award given by the United States Department of the Navy for sustaining superior levels of military retention. The award was established by the United States Fleet Forces Command through the Fleet Retention Excellence Program. Deployable Navy ships are authorized to paint their anchors gold as a symbol of earning the award.