LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement

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LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement

WASHINGTON — This time it’s USS Freedom. In yet another blow for its seemingly perpetually-troubled littoral combat ship program, the US Navy revealed Sunday that one of two main propulsion diesel engines on the San Diego-based Freedom has been damaged so badly it either has to be completely rebuilt or replaced. It’s the third time since December that a Freedom-class LCS has suffered a serious malfunction. In December, the brand-new Milwaukee broke down at sea and had to be towed to a Virginia port. In January, the Fort Worth — in the midst of what was until then a remarkably successful deployment to Singapore — was severely damaged by an in-port accident to her propulsion system. The ship languished the last seven months in Singapore, and only got underway on Aug. 22. The Freedom’s latest problems began July 11 when a sailor noted a drain leaking into the bilge from a sea...

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@NPSusa » 30 Aug '16, 8pm
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] / DefenseNews
@greatFullDad » 29 Aug '16, 11pm
記事では「ポンプのシールが損傷して、エンジンの潤滑油に海水が混入した」とあります。予算の都合もあるのでしょうが、最近は、空でも海でもトラブルが頻繁におきていますね。最低限の装備しか無いわけですし、日本も自立しないといけませんね。[link]
@flc3corcoran » 29 Aug '16, 8pm
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link]
@herschww » 29 Aug '16, 8pm
(sigh)..... LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link]
@Last2ndFleetCMC » 29 Aug '16, 7pm
Distributed Lethality Dead In Water [link] [link]
@popmplusplus » 29 Aug '16, 7pm
RT @Doctrine_Man: And you thought the F-35 had problems. LCS continuing to suffer catastrophic breakdowns. [link]
@Doctrine_Man » 29 Aug '16, 7pm
And you thought the F-35 had problems. LCS continuing to suffer catastrophic breakdowns. [link]
@stevewalsh » 29 Aug '16, 2pm
San Diego based LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link]
@ValerieInsinna » 29 Aug '16, 2pm
More problems for the Freedom-class littoral combat ship. Story by @CavasShips : [link]
@Spanishcountry » 29 Aug '16, 1pm
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link]
@dawino6260 » 29 Aug '16, 12pm
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link]
@MilitaryTimes » 29 Aug '16, 10am
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]
@NavyTimes » 29 Aug '16, 10am
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]
@defense_news » 29 Aug '16, 10am
LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]
@StPTBarnum » 29 Aug '16, 6am
#PhorenMainAisaNahinHota Another Engine Fail On Another #USA #Navy #LCS Ship 3-in-6-months [link] [link]
@kataribekei » 29 Aug '16, 4am
RT @japanesepatrio6: [link] 今度はLCSフリーダムに問題がアジア太平洋地域への配備が決まっていたフリーダムだが、リムパック参加後に母港に戻ると、機関部に海水が侵入して錆が出来ており、深刻なダメージを負っていたことが…
@japanesepatrio6 » 29 Aug '16, 4am
[link] 今度はLCSフリーダムに問題がアジア太平洋地域への配備が決まっていたフリーダムだが、リムパック参加後に母港に戻ると、機関部に海水が侵入して錆が出来ており、深刻なダメージを負っていたことが判明したそう機関部を全て交換する必要も
@JakueMerrill » 29 Aug '16, 1am
RT @MilitaryTimes: LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]
@Retiario » 29 Aug '16, 12am
RT @defense_news: LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link]
@CruiseNavyFL » 28 Aug '16, 10pm
RT @NavyTimes: LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]
@JFIFUDHDVHDJZUH » 29 Aug '16, 4am
RT @japanesepatrio6: [link] 今度はLCSフリーダムに問題がアジア太平洋地域への配備が決まっていたフリーダムだが、リムパック参加後に母港に戻ると、機関部に海水が侵入して錆が出来ており、深刻なダメージを負っていたことが…
@jtbdjp » 29 Aug '16, 4am
RT @MilitaryTimes: LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]
@vfwmivet » 29 Aug '16, 2am
RT @MilitaryTimes: LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement [link] [link]

LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement | DefenseNews

LCS Freedom's Engine May Need Replacement

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