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In article om,
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On 3/28/2013 5:23 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
....besides "Meyer the Hank"

Ships Costing U.S. $37 Billion Lack Firepower, Navy Told
By David Lerman - Mar 28, 2013

The U.S. Navy?s troubled Littoral Combat Ship, a vessel intended to be
small and speedy for use in shallow waters close to shore, lacks the
firepower it needs, a top U.S. navy commander said in a classified memo.

Vice Admiral Tom Copeman, the commander of naval surface forces, called
on the Navy to consider a ship with more offensive capability after the
first 24 vessels are built, according to a Navy official who asked not
to be identified discussing the confidential document.

Copeman?s memo, prepared late last year at the request of Admiral
Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, indicates the Navy may
be starting to re-examine the $37 billion program. The ship has been
beset by troubles, including cracks and corrosion, its price has doubled
since 2005 to $440 million per vessel and a decision to build two
versions will add to longterm operating costs.

A review could lead to an eventual redesign of the ship or the
development of an entirely new vessel.

?He?s raising issues which no one with active-duty stars on their
shoulders has said before,? said Norman Polmar, an independent naval
analyst and author who?s spoken to Navy officials about Copeman?s memo.
?He?s not playing the total party line. I think it will have an impact
on people expressing their views.?

Producing a ship that can accommodate larger guns or Harpoon anti-ship
missiles ?would be a major redesign,? Polmar said in an interview. ?It
will be real work to put major weapons on the ship.?
Two Versions

The two versions of the Littoral Combat Ship -- derided by critics
inside the Navy as the ?Little Crappy Ship?-- are being built
simultaneously.

A steel-hulled vessel is being made in Marinette, Wisconsin, by a team
led by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) (LMT), and an aluminum trimaran is
being built in Mobile, Alabama, by a group led by Austal Ltd. (ASB)
Lockheed?s first ship developed a crack in the hull, and Austal?s vessel

Harry doesn't pay his taxes, it isn't any of his money.