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A detailed look at the Chinese 055 Naval Super Destroyer
- PaulHoule 4y agoWhen the US started transitioning to vertical launched missile ships circa 1970 Robert McNamara had a lot of trouble with Congress because the ships didn't look as aggressive as previous ships and might not intimidate our foes. Quite a few ships with some history are docked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard awaiting decommissioning https://www.google.com/maps/place/Philadelphia,+PA/@39.8954125,-75.1883747,1121m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6b7d8d4b54beb:0x89f514d88c3e58c1!8m2!3d39.9525839!4d-75.1652215 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Philadelphia,+PA/@39.89541... but vertical launch missile ships never gripped the public imagination and I'm afraid none of them will turn up as museum ships which I find sad. (Note if you scroll down a little you will see the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier which is also in line to be scrapped; there's certainly demand for aircraft carrier museums but it is so expensive to run one that nobody can do it.) The Chinese on the other hand are very proud of their VLS missile ships and feature them in action movies like Wolf Warrior 2.
- graderjs 4y agoI totally agree that without all the deck mounted guns these types of ships do not look intimidating. Never judge a war ship by its looks, tho. These types of ships seem to be basically armoured high-tech barges for launching weapons.