The Navy’s newest ship breaks down, limps into port

[jakeXT]

ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MILWAUKEE, VIRGINIA CAPES – The littoral combat ship Milwaukee, the Navy’s newest ship, broke down Dec. 11 and had to be towed more than 40 nautical miles to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia.

The ship suffered an engineering casualty while transiting from Halifax, Canada, to Mayport, Florida, and ultimately its home port of San Diego. The cause is being evaluated by ship’s crew and technical consultants.

Initial indications are that fine metal debris collected in the lube oil filter caused the system to shut down, according to a Navy statement provided to Navy Times. The cause of the metal debris in the lube oil system is not known and assessments are ongoing.

The ship was commissioned Nov. 21 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has been making the long trek to San Diego through the Great Lakes since.

http://scoopdeck.navytimes.com/2015/12/12/the-navys-newest-ship-breaks-down-limps-into-port/

[Xipe Totec]

1. Ships don't limp; they list. nt

[tazkcmo]

2. Especially these.

What a waste.

[brush]

3. Huh?

It's not leaning in the water. Sounds like the ship is not able to generate enough power on its own so it has to be towed.

[Xipe Totec]

7. It's also not hopping on one foot. nt

[TexasProgresive]

4. Towed ships aren't limping they're dead in the water. n/t

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. One of these ships was named for Gabby Giffords

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[underpants]

6. Thank God they had a membership in Sea Tow

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[williamedstrom]

8. $3 billion per zumwalt according to wired

http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-new-3b-uss-zumwalt-is-a-stealthy-oddity-that-may-already-be-a-relic/

$3 billion, and it broke down on it's maiden voyage, hope it's still under warranty.

[Angleae]

9. This wasn't a Zumwalt.

USS Milwaukee is a Freedom-class frigate (formerly littoral combat ship (LCS))