Coast Guard Analysis Says U.S. Needs 3 Heavy and 3 Medium Icebreakers

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This might be of interest:

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I just noticed this has already been linked in the “another reason why the US needs to build some serious new bigassed icebreakers” thread.

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I’m in if Congress takes the funding from the failed LCS program

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Buy that big blue turd that failed in Alaska!

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[QUOTE=KrustySalt;155545]Buy that big blue turd that failed in Alaska![/QUOTE]

Oh no that would be just as bad as building the LCS as a Frigate replacement.

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Like others have said, modify an existing design (russian, swedish, canadian etc) to suit the USCG rather than design something from the ground up. Only makes sense. But they won’t.

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[QUOTE=KrustySalt;155545]Buy that big blue turd that failed in Alaska![/QUOTE]

even I have never called it a turd but I certainly do see the resemblance. My favorite term was moribund blue whale.