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How many wooden boats still in government service?
DSK wrote: snave wrote: Here's the scoop on the wooden minesweepers- 14 Avenger class in service: Displacement: 1,360-1,440 tons full load Dimensions: 224.25 x 39 x 11.25 feet/68.35 x 11.9 x 3.4 meters Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,600 bhp, 13.5 knots Crew: 81 Sonar: SQQ-32 mine detection Armament: 2 12.7mm MG Concept/Program: Large, highly capable multirole minesweepers/hunters, capable of overseas deployment. They have suffered numerous technical problems, some of which remain unresolved, and it is reported that maintenance is being badly underfunded. Four are based overseas, the others in Texas. Builders: Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, WI; Marinette Marine, WI (MCM 2, 4, 7). Who describes those ships as "wood"? They were entering service when I was in the Navy (and that was a long time ago, although it doesn't seem like it to me) and there was a lot of hoopla about them being fiberglass. I have also seen them described as "fiberglass reinforced wood" construction. And Navy ships maintenance is always underfunded. DS Info from http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ |
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