tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post112174174291602476..comments2023-11-29T12:07:22.085-05:00Comments on Hundreds of Fathoms: Class StruggleLubber's Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04468230340697431017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post-1122172396241617222005-07-23T22:33:00.000-04:002005-07-23T22:33:00.000-04:00Eagle1– I have a lot of respect for our Surface br...Eagle1– <BR/><BR/>I have a lot of respect for our Surface brethren but, being one of those sneaky bastard Submariners, I’m not above taking a snap shot at a FAT surface target. 1.2 Billion for what in my book is a support ship that has no gas turbines or Nuke plant, only defensive weapons, no large sophisticated fire control, sonar or missile systems, etc seems excessive. All for a ship that may not be ready to enter service because of problems with the designer and shipbuilder.<BR/><BR/>I hope that Bath Iron Works will produce a better LPD than the lead yard and designer Avondale. BIW has produced some of the best Destroyers and Frigates in the Navy and traditionally on or below budget. BIW is contracted to build 4 LPD17 class ships.<BR/><BR/>12 USS San Antonio LPD 17 Class ships are to be built at a cost of 1.2 billion each. That’s 14.4 billion for 12 amphibious transport dock ships not including the LCACs and MV-22 Ospreys, when’s the last time we did an amphibious assault? I think it was the first Gulf War and that was a faint into Kuwait.Lubber's Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468230340697431017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11281785.post-1122091102905404672005-07-22T23:58:00.000-04:002005-07-22T23:58:00.000-04:00Man, almost anything is a better investment of tax...Man, almost <I>anything</I> is a better investment of taxpayer money than a multi-billion dollar destroyer.Mark Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com