The Ship Model Forum

maxim wrote: The latest ships have a different mast, see e.g. here:

Rick E Davis wrote:Tracy,

Now THAT is an idea ... the USN should paint the LCS in Carnival, Disney, or other Cruise Ship colors and dress sailors like tourists.

That would be a great morale booster ...

ligamin wrote:Hi guys, do you have an idea where I could get a building plans please? Some tips?
Thanks
L.

Tracy White wrote:Have you tried Fincantieri Marinette Marine?

The plans aren't due to be declassified from the National Archives for a while:

9000-5 Ships Drawings - Master

Drawings for surface ships, submarines, and craft including the hull, machinery,
electrical, ordnance, interior communications, COMNAVSEASYSCOM-controlled
electronic, tank capacities, docking drawings and drawings of the component
parts of each for each ship, class of ships or ordnance system that are corrected
throughout the life of the ship or system. This series also includes related indexes,
such as the Ship Drawing Index (SDI), and records necessary for the location and
identification of transferred ship drawings. Original drawings and master files. Ship
Drawings: � Preliminary Design Drawings � Conceptual Design Drawings � Booklet
of General Information� Booklet of General Plans� Molds, Lines and Offsets (class
leader only) � Docking Drawing � General Arrangement Drawings � Compartment
and Access Drawings (class leader only)� Capacity Curves (class leader only)�
Hull Structure Drawings (class leader only)� Propeller Drawings (class leader only)
� Select Record Drawings Ordnance Drawings: � General Arrangement Drawings �

Transfer to the National Archives Transfer, with related indexes and finding aids, to
for Accessioning the National Archives 55 years after cutoff or when
all ships in class have been stricken, whichever is sooner.

Another LCS Breaks Down, This Time in Mid-Pacific
By: Christopher P. Cavas, August 30, 2016
WASHINGTON � In yet another incident in what is turning out to be a bad year for the US Navy�s littoral combat ship program, the LCS Coronado is reported to have suffered a propulsion problem in the mid-Pacific and has turned back to return to Hawaii. The latest issue, this time with an Independence-class LCS variant, follows a series of problems striking ships of the Freedom class.

Sources said the Coronado is about 800 nautical miles west of Hawaii, proceeding at about 10 knots. The Military Sealift Command oiler Henry J. Kaiser is accompanying the ship. About 70 sailors are aboard the LCS.

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LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement
By: Christopher P. Cavas, August 28, 2016
WASHINGTON � This time it�s USS Freedom.

In yet another blow for its seemingly perpetually-troubled littoral combat ship program, the US Navy revealed Sunday that one of two main propulsion diesel engines on the San Diego-based Freedom has been damaged so badly it either has to be completely rebuilt or replaced.

It�s the third time since December that a Freedom-class LCS has suffered a serious malfunction. In December, the brand-new Milwaukee broke down at sea and had to be towed to a Virginia port. In January, the Fort Worth � in the midst of what was until then a remarkably successful deployment to Singapore � was severely damaged by an in-port accident to her propulsion system. The ship languished the last seven months in Singapore, and only got underway on Aug. 22.

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mike_espo wrote:Just curious:

Wikipedia is stating that the LCS 3 will have the Mk 50 torpedo as standard equioment, or will this be one of the "modules" ?

mike_espo wrote:I saw something ridiculous the other day: the launch of the Kongsberg strike missile off the flight deck of LCS 4 Coronado....everyone said "what an achievement" The system was just dropped on the flight deck like a mall parking lot and fired.....