By Topwar
The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships have repeatedly drawn criticism from naysayers for their colossal cost, budget overruns, and widespread and frequent technical breakdowns. Now there are even more questions, since the naval command has decided to decommission 4 ships. This is surprising, since the ships served only two or three years.
For example, the USS St. Louis was only commissioned in August 2020, but the Navy wants to decommission it in September 2023, just after the ship is three years old. Three years is not a long time for a ship. But the US Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget calls for the decommissioning of 9 Freedom variant littoral combat ships at once, which are facing engine problems. These ships are also among the newest in the American fleet. Four ships have been put into service between 2019 and present…
