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Navy 'Taking a Hard Look' At Pulling Frigates Out of Mothballs
« on: June 14, 2017, 08:12:42 am »
 Navy 'Taking a Hard Look' At Pulling Frigates Out of Mothballs

Military.com | 13 Jun 2017 | by Hope Hodge Seck

Navy brass are seriously examining the possibility of pulling seven or eight of its Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates out of retirement as the service works to surge its numbers.

Speaking Tuesday morning at a current strategy forum hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said the move was under consideration, though it would likely entail significant effort to modernize the older ships.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/13/navy-taking-hard-look-pulling-frigates-out-mothballs.html
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Re: Navy 'Taking a Hard Look' At Pulling Frigates Out of Mothballs
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2017, 09:07:35 am »
A lot involved in updating/upgrading a non stealth ship to modern standards, whether the stealth  is even in the budget. That they were treated as 'disposable' won't help.
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