US Navy's Latest $500+ Million Dollar LCS Christened

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unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
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unhappycamper summary of this article:LCS #1 (USS FREEDOM) cost $584 million dollars.

LCS #2 (USS Independence) cost $704 million dollars.

I seriously doubt the price (when it's known) will be less than $500 million dollars.

This is part of the reason there are no jobs, homelessness, hunger and despair for many Americans.





The littoral combat ship Fort Worth is shown Dec. 4 before its launch into the Menominee River at Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis.


Littoral combat ship Fort Worth is christened
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Dec 4, 2010 18:14:40 EST

MARINETTE, Wis. — The third littoral combat ship was christened Saturday in northeast Wisconsin, and it was launched into the Menominee River with a tremendous splash.