The USS Independence (LCS-2) In Mobile Bay, Looking Bad-Ass Anyway, With Its Two NacellesThe US Navy has ordered a second General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the one built in Mobile. I have serious misgivings about this warship concept, which seems exorbitantly expensive for lightly armed, lightly armored frigates (with no Aegis air defense and aluminum hulls).
The Navy is trying out 2 designs, and their asking for another of the GD design may be a good sign. If they were in love with the other design (one of which was completed first and another ordered months ago), the second of the GD design would never have been funded. With dozens planned, winning the competition would be great news for our fair state.
That being said, I would scrap the whole program and build Aegis frigates based on the Norwegian Nansen class. But I do like the name of the ordered warship: USS Coronado.
And she does look bad-ass, nacelles and all:
The USS Independence, Front View
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