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

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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.

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

Buy that big blue turd that failed in Alaska!

[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.


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.

[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.