On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:35:42 -0500, Boater wrote:
I hope to hell the hull ain't aluminum.
The hull is steel. The superstructure is aluminum.
http://wapedia.mobi/en/USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)
I hope it's stealth characteristics make it more seaworthy than some of
what I have read about the stealth destroyer.
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/0..._the_bigg.html
There is also a competing LCS, the USS Independence.
http://wapedia.mobi/en/USS_Independence_(LCS-2)