LCS Little Rock temporarily lost power during sea trials, returned to Mayport

[rangerrebew]

LCS Little Rock temporarily lost power during sea trials, returned to Mayport
By Megan Eckstein
 Jan 27, 07:52 PM
 

WASHINGTON — Littoral combat ship Little Rock lost power while operating at sea and had to return to port on Jan. 22, according to a Navy spokesman.

The four-year-old LCS was conducting sea trials following a 19-month maintenance period in the dry dock at BAE Systems Shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla. The ship departed Naval Station Mayport on Jan. 21 for the contractor’s trials, LCS Squadron 2 spokesman Lt. Anthony Junco told Defense News.

During the operations at sea, the ship temporarily lost power.

“While conducting operations, engineering malfunctions were identified that resulted in a temporary loss of power, and the decision was made for the ship to return to Naval Station Mayport on Jan. 22, under its own power,” Junco said in a statement.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2022/01/27/lcs-little-rock-temporarily-lost-power-during-sea-trials-returned-to-mayport/

[rangerrebew]

Better now than in combat!

[Smokin Joe]

Better now than in combat!

I agree.

While the definition of a boat/ship is "a hole in  the water you pour money into", the whole class of vessels seems inordinately beset with problems that might prove terminal in combat. Loss of power/propulsion not the least of these.

Lately, that seems to be the hallmark of American Naval construction, and I wonder if the problems are design, execution of that design, or a combination of those.

At some point, especially if we get in a conflict with a top tier adversary, that crap has to be cleaned up, pronto.

[Fishrrman]

They shouldn't launch one more of these things, and the ones that are in production should be cancelled, and scrapped.