Austal USA Secures U.S. Navy Contract for New Class of Ocean Surveillance Ships

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Austal USA Secures U.S. Navy Contract for New Class of Ocean Surveillance Ships

Aesthetically speaking I like the look of the twin-stack arrangement, one of the things that I have always liked about the Arleigh Burke-class. However, I can’t help but think that that element of their profile will give them a very distinctive and readily identifiable silhouette, which would seem to be something that anyone would want to avoid in a naval surveillance vessel. Am I crazy to think that? Seems like a bad start…

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Boy oh boy, they hit that thing with the ugly stick.

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Is it going to be SWATH hull?

I guess now that the LCS program was such an embarrassing failure, this will be the next in the Austal Alabama jobs program lineup. Best of luck to them