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Angleae

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8. Except for the reduction gear(transmission) they built exactly what the navy ordered.

Reply to Happy Hoosier (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 25, 2022, 11:30 AM

Apr 2022

The whole thing was design by committee, every admiral had to have his say. As such they built a patrol boat that could carry a mission module, carry and hangar a helicopter, and go 45 knots.

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Good bye ships [View all] newdayneeded Apr 2022 OP

You think we could at least sell them on ebay Strelnikov_ Apr 2022 #1

I think the US Navy sometimes lends or sells them to other countries csziggy Apr 2022 #2

My dad was a crewman on a PB4Y (Navy B-24) that had been a British Lend Lease aircraft brewens Apr 2022 #3

I had a friend who stripped all the classified tech and such (he couldn't really say) off subs happybird Apr 2022 #5

Those particular ships are lousy, getting rid of them makes sense. Dial H For Hero Apr 2022 #4

Agreed.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2022 #6

You think newdayneeded Apr 2022 #7

It's not always that easy.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2022 #9

Except for the reduction gear(transmission) they built exactly what the navy ordered. Angleae Apr 2022 #8