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11. Are these the same ships that were corroding

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Thu Jan 14, 2016, 12:24 PM

Jan 2016

at an extremely fast rate while in port?

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New Navy Ships Have Trouble Surviving the High Seas [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 OP

If the vendor suggested a change, why is the client paying to rectify an obvious mistake? . . . Journeyman Jan 2016 #1

No bid deal. Cost plus contracting. What could go wrong? eom Mika Jan 2016 #2

Cost plus contracting has distorted our entire economy for the worse LongTomH Jan 2016 #10

Generator Reliability Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 #3

"the generators failed as soon as 208 hours" I think they need to change vendors. ? BlueJazz Jan 2016 #20

Was the contractor, Acme Flotilla Corporation? Hoppy Jan 2016 #32

! BlueJazz Jan 2016 #36

Two key words. "Navy Adopted". In other words they accepted the changes. Lochloosa Jan 2016 #12

You're forgetting that war is a racket. Racketeers racket. Suck that U.S. Treasury dry. nt valerief Jan 2016 #15

This doesn't sound right EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #4

When ships are thought of as "weapons platforms" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #5

That's Not Fair Jeff ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #38

"I want a tank... a big-ass tank. And make it float." Yessir Admiral. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #42

Can you spell ... GeorgeGist Jan 2016 #6

No problemo Roy Rolling Jan 2016 #7

Maybe they could use them as aircraft carriers for the F-35 KamaAina Jan 2016 #8

Now that's perceptive! KansDem Jan 2016 #17

Wow, that was my exact thought yuiyoshida Jan 2016 #25

How about this other White Elephant and its called..................................... turbinetree Jan 2016 #9

Are these the same ships that were corroding MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #11

Aluminum hulls in salt water... gregcrawford Jan 2016 #34

Of course, I'm in the marine diesel engine industry. MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #37

Magnesium required as Sacrificial Metal on Aluminum craft. n/t PeoViejo Jan 2016 #39

Ah, that's right. Thanks for the correction. gregcrawford Jan 2016 #40

No Problem. PeoViejo Jan 2016 #41

isn't magnesium highly flamable neohippie Jan 2016 #44

No problem PeoViejo Jan 2016 #46

If it's finely divided, it is jmowreader Jan 2016 #48

Ala-damn-bama wouldn't survive without the MIC. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #13

And people are worried about that 1 guy that bought beer with his food stamps? liberal N proud Jan 2016 #14

lol, that $1.3 bill lottery last night wasn't the only game. jtuck004 Jan 2016 #22

Cuban refugees 1Greensix Jan 2016 #50

Having swam and been on the Persian Gulf in the Winter, I can't imagine what the NAVY JCMach1 Jan 2016 #16

That's rediculous Bradical79 Jan 2016 #18

Oh? And, they need to sail the Oceans? That's not a problem, we'll just adjust these contracts. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2016 #19

Our tax dollars at play forest444 Jan 2016 #21

LoLolol...I rememeber going thru a Hurricane off Cuba. 90ft swells my boat the USS Whitney Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #23

This just aggravates me so much. lark Jan 2016 #24

Someone was not following the design specs (using cheaper, thinner material?) is my guess...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #26

Nothing new here... bullsnarfle Jan 2016 #27

Don't they test this shit out? Tab Jan 2016 #28

4 Chinook helos can transport about as many troops/cargo faster, but they don't nearly cost as much leveymg Jan 2016 #29

If it costs $2.4M to fix four boats that cost $651M, JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #30

That's beside the point anigbrowl Jan 2016 #43

As the late great Alan Rickman once said... Crowman1979 Jan 2016 #31

You got to love how the Military contracts with Geronimoe Jan 2016 #33

Ichingcarpenter, we are all in for a high roll on the seas saidsimplesimon Jan 2016 #35

One look at it suggested that to me. But then, I'm no engineer. Joe Chi Minh Jan 2016 #45

Thank god we have corporations. The people who profited off this might have had to pay for it. Taitertots Jan 2016 #47

The OHP class frigates developed cracks in the aluminum superstructure about midships Kaleva Jan 2016 #49

Somebody is drinking from this gravy train. roody Jan 2016 #51

That's a metric fuck ton of fun! n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #52

Aren't these the littoral ships, though? (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #53

What's next? Planes that can't fly? n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #54