Navy overcoming propulsion system problems with Littoral Combat Ships

By Justin Doubleday / August 1, 2016 at 11:06 AM
After a pair of unrelated but high-profile propulsion system casualties sidelined two Littoral Combat Ships months ago, the Navy appears to have found fixes to both issues. The Fort Worth (LCS-3) was enjoying a successful deployment to the Western Pacific until early January, when its combining gears were damaged during a routine maintenance availability in Singapore due to a mistake made by the ship's crew. The damage was originally thought to be so bad that the Navy said in April...

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