A 'Sobering Picture' On The LCS Program

110607-N-DB113-140 SAN DIEGO (June 7, 2011) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 prepares to land aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Aaron Burden/Released)

LCS: No Need For 1,000 Words-- CDR Salamander

A good friend to the blog sent this picture along as published at navy.mil. I don't know what more to say except what he did;

... the ship is looking pretty rough. It's not only the diesel exhausts and that plume of soot they spray across the beam, but just everything: Look at that weeping corrosion on the bridge windows, that big spill down the side from some kind of exhaust, and that weathered look across the superstructure generally...

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My Comment: The comment section for CDR Salamander's post on the LCS is also a must read.