Knuckledraggin My Life Away : The littoral combat ship’s latest problem: Class-wide structural defects leading to hull cracks

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

The littoral combat ship’s latest problem: Class-wide structural defects leading to hull cracks

Half of the Navy’s littoral combat ship fleet is suffering from structural defects that have led to hull cracks on several vessels, limiting the speed and sea states in which some ships can operate, according to internal records obtained by Navy Times and confirmed by sea service officials.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

The littoral combat ship’s latest problem: Class-wide structural defects leading to hull cracks