When was this ship in Lake Michigan?...The Big Lake is only a five minute walk from my house. I would have loved to have seen it. More of these ships should visit the Grand Haven, Muskegon area.
All I know is they BETTER not replace ole' CVS-65 with one of these... Enterprise should forever remain a Carrier of unmatched power, speed, and capability!
navy sea power is a complex thing not well understood by the general public...the public is constantly brainwashed to think in only ww-2 terms by the history channel!...this warship can go into the baltic sea and black sea to protect nato flank.../ milwaukee
This ships are born from an 1989 Italian project of the "DESTRIERO" the faster ship ever built, the last winner of the Blue Rippon.
On Tuesday 30 DECEMBER , the U.S. Congress approved a contract for 20 Littoral Combat Ships, 10 of which will be built at Marinette Marine's shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, across the river from Menominee, Michigan. Value 4.39 billions dollars
The Italian Fincantieri Marine Group purchased both Bay Ship and Marinette Marine
I want to rename this amazing vessel ' The Stoke Boat '
At once i was hit by the enormous wake of this ship, its stern wave is possibly the biggest useable wake of a boat ever. At full throttle this thing is putting out 6 to 8 feet of wave! (Maybe more) and unlike an aircraft carrier or large ship this jet boat/ship with no prop could be used close to shore to produce killer waves. Imagine, at least 4 foot high + perfect endless tubing wave.
@djonpow And you know how? I built both of the lockheed ones, and the Navy guys are telling us how crappy the Austal boat really is. Extreme corrosion, and cracking of the hull, and waterborne mission doors that won't close. yup, that's MUCH better...
The nations first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), achieved its first drug seizure on February 22 in the Western Caribbean when it disrupted a high-speed go-fast vessel and recovered more than a quarter of a ton of cocaine. nice going
@TFOKillSwitch It's an awesome ship. I can't say that I find it heart warming that a multi-billion dollar machine is reduced to doing drug interdiction, but then again... the alternative (war) would be worse. Just glad we have these machines protecting our country.
@aceinthehole9999 just hope they build th rest of them like her. well they were on patroll when they came upon the speed boat. they didnt respond to hils so the captin ordeered the ship to spreint speed.and they seen her comming and droped the drugs over bord . freedom did not chase after her . just picked up the drugs and gave the boats cords to the clumbian navy . acording to the papper
Another thing I like more about this LCS then the other one is its lower profile. For operating in shallow water you want less sail to catch wind and influence the positioning of the ship. There is cause for concern with the other ship as its very tall and has a huge sail, it will be hell to manage in high winds near shore.
This one looks like it will handle a cross wind much better and more predictably, with less overall influence from wind and weather.
At least its got a bow, just looked at that other one that just sailed and UGH! Its a tri hull witha narrow bow... seath in high seas as it will plow through instead of rise over swells that will then hit the superstructure and both slow the ship and make it less buoyant.
This one wins IMHO because it has more basic seaworthiness. They other may be good in chop but in rough seas I want a nice wide bow, to stay afloat and keep the blue water running under the vessel instead of over it.
i looked up the specs, or what i could find of them, its (from what i can tell) a frigate built like a speed boat pretty much, this thing is nasty war makin killin machine, but expensive, the US really cant afford this but its awsome all the same
People need to understand what LITTORAL means, these ship of this class are useless in the open ocean, they are strickly for waters closer to shore. THe LCS 2 is a piece of shit and the Navy was about to scrub the plan until they figured it would be good to have a ship to hang around in coastal waters. THe lcs no mater what number follows will never replace our cruisers/destroyers etc.
lcs 1 has allredy seen 30ft sea and manged them no problem. as far as replacing CA and DD. the ship that will replace them is the DD1000 her rail guns she will have will beable to reach 200 miles in land acording to navy times.DD1000 is under cunstructiuon now
Nice vessel...but "revolutionary"? 'unprecedented" ? what about the Visby class from Sweden? no difference and the Visbies have been out for about 6 years or so?
Visbys aren't even in operational service. All they have at moment is torpedoes (not sure) and that 57mm cannon. Hangar was too small for AW109 so they removed it.
Not to mention they are over 50% more expensive than other new corvettes.
Typical answer! Moko...Americans have the first/fastest/ whatever! Visbies ARE actually in service, and have you got any documentation to prove your other assertions?.........................dont think so!
More to the point, Sea Ram's range in this particular situation . 6 miles.
Shipwreck speed 3,456 mph.
What is your reaction time?
What if you are cruising shallows and your 21 shot Rim 116 decides to take out the 40 old Katyusha's that are farted in your general direction...Then some smart asses decide to shoot a bakers dozen of chrysanthemums as you are reloading? Far fetched and downright stupid, certainly! Every engagement this ship sees will be point blank & up close.
At Mach 4.5.000000000000009 wow I totally underestimated the seawhammy. It still doesn't account for the fact that the Chinese have surfaced submarines within the CSG twice this past year. And all we could think to say was W.T.F... At point blank range you won't have time to arm a missile or say WTF as you pick yourself up from the bottom of the ocean floor. The Chinese have the technology, industrialization, and the ability to produce the "Shipwreck" like cornbread. Rim-116 =Pearl 1941
ss-n-19 fired in salvos one stays up top at altitude to designate targets then they switch places in a porpoise like manner (cute) all the while moving at Mach 4.5Thats about 737 times faster than this boat. I think the ship will be carbon credit enough if the U.S. doesn't get off it's ass and develop interceptor missiles that are faster than the Mach 2+average. Gotta love our cruise missiles - sub-mach abilities against the 3rd world. The ship might as well be slower save $ stealth spd=myth
what do you think the rim-116 rolling airfram missile laucher is . it intercepts.antiship missils and air to surifc missels. this is y this ship has no sea wiz
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this is simply a big, giant Jet Ski.... and very destructive to the environment.... it kills everything in it's path by sucking up literally millions of tons of water in seconds.
LCS is designed for brown water operation that most navy lack that at the moment. However, armament doesnt make LCS any less capable but the role does required the right weapons package for task.
Well it's not, but not as heavily armed as a destroyer or something. widely flexible ship, can do all types of missions for shallow waters: anti-submarine, anti-ship, minesweeping, can deploy 11 speedboats and 2 helicopters and its really fast. Also the most survivable ship in the world today.
MK 110 57mm gun is multi-purpose, range of 9 miles, 6 different ammo modes. Good for anti-ship, anti-air, and shore-based threats. Most lethal and highest rate of fire system out there, it's the best.
The RAMs good against helicopter, aircraft, and surface threats. As well as incoming missiles.
PAM can take out vehicles, armor, bunkers and several other types of targets, as well at smaller boats.
actually there are 6 50 cal mounts. two on the aft, two on the top, and two on the pilothouse wings. But you are right that it is NOT unarmed. Technology allows much less to survive now. Nobody needs huge guns anymore. by the time you'd fire, watch the impact and refire, you'd be dead or damaged.
it will be less expensive that is a guarantee. The Navy will only award the next 10 ships if it is cheaper. I worked on this ship, and am working on lcs3(same design) and I can tell you it's going MUCH faster this time. The problem is they engineered this thing on the fly, which is still cheaper than building one, then another with changes, and another with more changes, etc. It will be cheaper. lcs3 will be cheaper than lcs1 and if there are follow on ships they will also be at lower cost.
Shut your suck you ignorant monkey. You know nothing about what the Navy warriors need. This is the future numbnuts...LITTORAL warfare. Just look at what's happening around Somalia you clueless monkey!
How many Americans does it take to tell that LCS is design by an Aussie via the company Austal.
GayBoyRunning 2 weeks ago
@GayBoyRunning Austral USA to be precise,The facility is based in Mobile, Alabama.
lonewolfbadassery 6 days ago
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seros2010 1 month ago
Wisconsin- not just cheese anymore!
fk4515 1 month ago
I live in the town that makes these, and my mother is one of the top welders working at the shipyard
TristanRHeitkemper 2 months ago
When was this ship in Lake Michigan?...The Big Lake is only a five minute walk from my house. I would have loved to have seen it. More of these ships should visit the Grand Haven, Muskegon area.
spaggs64 2 months ago
@spaggs64 the freedom class ships are built in marinette marin wi.they do there builder trils in green bay and lake machigain
TFOKillSwitch 2 months ago
Drive it like you stole it.
URABADDRIVER 3 months ago
Fine design of a ship. Does this mean those ships designed after this will be called Independence class vessels? Thanks for the vid!
For those who are worried about a 57mm cannon, remember it fires at 200rpm. Will be a good pirate catcher or whatever else it is assigned to. Go Navy!
markej4801 4 months ago
@markej4801 yup freedom class. and indapeindc class there building 10 of each 20 in all
TFOKillSwitch 3 months ago
I dont care what operation they have this ship planned for, you are going to need a hell of lot more then a 57 mm cannon.
RSprtn117 4 months ago
Rebirth of the corvette
switchboi005 4 months ago
All I know is they BETTER not replace ole' CVS-65 with one of these... Enterprise should forever remain a Carrier of unmatched power, speed, and capability!
Kittamaru 4 months ago
I vote the independence
TheChevyboy711 4 months ago
Oh God sooo many electronic. The Maint Crew on that ship must hate their life....
Gariel2007 4 months ago
It made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.
dtstrain 4 months ago 2
@dtstrain Parsecs are a unit of distance, not time....
Mr Lucas, will you please let Indiana out of the Gimp cage and take Mr Spielberg's wiener out of your mouth?
Heathh49008 4 months ago
@Heathh49008
...I think thats the point.
starwars.wikia(dot)com/wiki/Kessel_run
Kilo181 3 months ago
@Heathh49008 No shit.
dtstrain 3 months ago
Looks like a joke.
Nicholasdude187 5 months ago
Clittoral cause it can take a lickin and keep goin
TheTabellarius 5 months ago
Clittoral combat ship? Why?
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lliam207 8 months ago
navy sea power is a complex thing not well understood by the general public...the public is constantly brainwashed to think in only ww-2 terms by the history channel!...this warship can go into the baltic sea and black sea to protect nato flank.../ milwaukee
rocketshipstud8 8 months ago
It's ugly as hell, but I guess that it is capable ship too.
OnlyLifeMatters 10 months ago
1:03 do they make some special rubber cover for that cannon, or is it just a regular condom?
also... 'the brown water' 1:35 it sounds like the ship is supposed to be cruising in some literally shitty ocean areas
RedgardH 10 months ago
Youre welcome Bombardier.
ThatDamnedPirate 1 year ago
This ships are born from an 1989 Italian project of the "DESTRIERO" the faster ship ever built, the last winner of the Blue Rippon.
On Tuesday 30 DECEMBER , the U.S. Congress approved a contract for 20 Littoral Combat Ships, 10 of which will be built at Marinette Marine's shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, across the river from Menominee, Michigan. Value 4.39 billions dollars
The Italian Fincantieri Marine Group purchased both Bay Ship and Marinette Marine
GrandeurFrancaise 1 year ago
saudi arabia is getting a couble of this ship
MuaathUS 1 year ago
I want to give this boat a rusty trombone
SquidgyMcGee 1 year ago
A monohull? I think a trimaran would be more fitting. Especially as it's likely to face things like RPGs flying from shorelines...
Ag3nt0fCha0s 1 year ago
I want to rename this amazing vessel ' The Stoke Boat '
At once i was hit by the enormous wake of this ship, its stern wave is possibly the biggest useable wake of a boat ever. At full throttle this thing is putting out 6 to 8 feet of wave! (Maybe more) and unlike an aircraft carrier or large ship this jet boat/ship with no prop could be used close to shore to produce killer waves. Imagine, at least 4 foot high + perfect endless tubing wave.
LCS = Large Continuous Surf ! Say No to Combat.
SquidgyMcGee 1 year ago
the wake of this boat should be surfed.... Let me surf it!
SquidgyMcGee 1 year ago
@SquidgyMcGee and no props to get caught up in TOTALLT SAFE!
koffeekage 1 year ago
Wonder how this would manage vs a stealth Skjold class watch?v=zT1xbIlRXCc&feature=search. The worlds fastest frigate/corvette.
richter75 1 year ago
hell yea this is the tits!
its like a giant badass american jetski!
samman31 1 year ago
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a beauty!
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TomSolivin 1 year ago
The Austal version is MUCH better
djonpow 1 year ago
@djonpow And you know how? I built both of the lockheed ones, and the Navy guys are telling us how crappy the Austal boat really is. Extreme corrosion, and cracking of the hull, and waterborne mission doors that won't close. yup, that's MUCH better...
daveo211 1 year ago
The nations first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), achieved its first drug seizure on February 22 in the Western Caribbean when it disrupted a high-speed go-fast vessel and recovered more than a quarter of a ton of cocaine. nice going
TFOKillSwitch 2 years ago
@TFOKillSwitch It's an awesome ship. I can't say that I find it heart warming that a multi-billion dollar machine is reduced to doing drug interdiction, but then again... the alternative (war) would be worse. Just glad we have these machines protecting our country.
aceinthehole9999 1 year ago
@aceinthehole9999 just hope they build th rest of them like her. well they were on patroll when they came upon the speed boat. they didnt respond to hils so the captin ordeered the ship to spreint speed.and they seen her comming and droped the drugs over bord . freedom did not chase after her . just picked up the drugs and gave the boats cords to the clumbian navy . acording to the papper
TFOKillSwitch 1 year ago
Another thing I like more about this LCS then the other one is its lower profile. For operating in shallow water you want less sail to catch wind and influence the positioning of the ship. There is cause for concern with the other ship as its very tall and has a huge sail, it will be hell to manage in high winds near shore.
This one looks like it will handle a cross wind much better and more predictably, with less overall influence from wind and weather.
AlohaMilton 2 years ago
At least its got a bow, just looked at that other one that just sailed and UGH! Its a tri hull witha narrow bow... seath in high seas as it will plow through instead of rise over swells that will then hit the superstructure and both slow the ship and make it less buoyant.
This one wins IMHO because it has more basic seaworthiness. They other may be good in chop but in rough seas I want a nice wide bow, to stay afloat and keep the blue water running under the vessel instead of over it.
AlohaMilton 2 years ago
Hmmm, 1,000,000 gallons per minute; just what we need in Ozz to fight bush fires. Now all we need is a sufficient water supply.
Bondidog 2 years ago
i looked up the specs, or what i could find of them, its (from what i can tell) a frigate built like a speed boat pretty much, this thing is nasty war makin killin machine, but expensive, the US really cant afford this but its awsome all the same
BSG062 2 years ago
@BSG062 The US can't afford NOT to do this.
daveo211 2 years ago
People need to understand what LITTORAL means, these ship of this class are useless in the open ocean, they are strickly for waters closer to shore. THe LCS 2 is a piece of shit and the Navy was about to scrub the plan until they figured it would be good to have a ship to hang around in coastal waters. THe lcs no mater what number follows will never replace our cruisers/destroyers etc.
HHodges710 2 years ago
lcs 1 has allredy seen 30ft sea and manged them no problem. as far as replacing CA and DD. the ship that will replace them is the DD1000 her rail guns she will have will beable to reach 200 miles in land acording to navy times.DD1000 is under cunstructiuon now
TFOKillSwitch 2 years ago
oh thats nice for the lcs 1 for I was talking about the lcs 2, damn
HHodges710 2 years ago
Nice vessel...but "revolutionary"? 'unprecedented" ? what about the Visby class from Sweden? no difference and the Visbies have been out for about 6 years or so?
Nicoladrag 2 years ago
Visbys aren't even in operational service. All they have at moment is torpedoes (not sure) and that 57mm cannon. Hangar was too small for AW109 so they removed it.
Not to mention they are over 50% more expensive than other new corvettes.
MokomaSusi 2 years ago
Typical answer! Moko...Americans have the first/fastest/ whatever! Visbies ARE actually in service, and have you got any documentation to prove your other assertions?.........................dont think so!
Nicoladrag 2 years ago
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Typical answer? I'm not american.
"Visbies ARE actually in service"
Yes, they are floating but they aren't in operational service at moment.
- Visbys don't have SAM system installed at moment. They are only talking about difrent options now.
- RBS-15 systems haven't been istalled.
- Hangar had to be removed because it was too small.
Documentation? Search google "Korvetten saknar flera av sina tyngsta vapen".
MokomaSusi 2 years ago
More to the point, Sea Ram's range in this particular situation . 6 miles.
Shipwreck speed 3,456 mph.
What is your reaction time?
What if you are cruising shallows and your 21 shot Rim 116 decides to take out the 40 old Katyusha's that are farted in your general direction...Then some smart asses decide to shoot a bakers dozen of chrysanthemums as you are reloading? Far fetched and downright stupid, certainly! Every engagement this ship sees will be point blank & up close.
rentnation 2 years ago
At Mach 4.5.000000000000009 wow I totally underestimated the seawhammy. It still doesn't account for the fact that the Chinese have surfaced submarines within the CSG twice this past year. And all we could think to say was W.T.F... At point blank range you won't have time to arm a missile or say WTF as you pick yourself up from the bottom of the ocean floor. The Chinese have the technology, industrialization, and the ability to produce the "Shipwreck" like cornbread. Rim-116 =Pearl 1941
rentnation 2 years ago
ss-n-19 fired in salvos one stays up top at altitude to designate targets then they switch places in a porpoise like manner (cute) all the while moving at Mach 4.5Thats about 737 times faster than this boat. I think the ship will be carbon credit enough if the U.S. doesn't get off it's ass and develop interceptor missiles that are faster than the Mach 2+average. Gotta love our cruise missiles - sub-mach abilities against the 3rd world. The ship might as well be slower save $ stealth spd=myth
rentnation 2 years ago
what do you think the rim-116 rolling airfram missile laucher is . it intercepts.antiship missils and air to surifc missels. this is y this ship has no sea wiz
TFOKillSwitch 2 years ago
52 mph = * kms ????????????????
haidroo 2 years ago
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this is simply a big, giant Jet Ski.... and very destructive to the environment.... it kills everything in it's path by sucking up literally millions of tons of water in seconds.
orlandofriend 2 years ago
O boo hoo. cry me a river you global warming nut case.
why don't you go buy some Al Gore Carbon credits and save the world
VodkaAce 2 years ago 25
@VodkaAce ... really? I bet you couldn't even explain the basic principles behind the mountain of evidence.
erzan 8 months ago
The General Dynamic ship is the future. Hopefully they fill select that one.
biped19 2 years ago
a torpedo gotta have the legs at this things speed !
sbmrunning 2 years ago
I found the Littoral tri-Maran on YouTube... it's the LCS2
ybnvs2 2 years ago
You should see the Littoral Tri-Maran. I can't find it on YouTube but it's a fascinating ship.
ybnvs2 2 years ago
yes she is if she can pass her builder triles . its back in the yard agin some sort of leak
TFOKillSwitch 2 years ago
LCS is designed for brown water operation that most navy lack that at the moment. However, armament doesnt make LCS any less capable but the role does required the right weapons package for task.
gunmonkey1185 2 years ago 8
the ship seems to be unared
Prolocater 2 years ago
Unarmed?
Well it's not, but not as heavily armed as a destroyer or something. widely flexible ship, can do all types of missions for shallow waters: anti-submarine, anti-ship, minesweeping, can deploy 11 speedboats and 2 helicopters and its really fast. Also the most survivable ship in the world today.
OlderG0ds 2 years ago
anti-submarine anti-ship with what
BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles
45? or 60? NETFIRES PAM missiles in the ASuW module
2 .50-cal guns
Prolocater 2 years ago
All of those weapons are good for anti-ship.
MK 110 57mm gun is multi-purpose, range of 9 miles, 6 different ammo modes. Good for anti-ship, anti-air, and shore-based threats. Most lethal and highest rate of fire system out there, it's the best.
The RAMs good against helicopter, aircraft, and surface threats. As well as incoming missiles.
PAM can take out vehicles, armor, bunkers and several other types of targets, as well at smaller boats.
50cal anti-ship.
Seahawk heli's for anti-sub.
OlderG0ds 2 years ago
lol aka pirets
TFOKillSwitch 2 years ago
actually there are 6 50 cal mounts. two on the aft, two on the top, and two on the pilothouse wings. But you are right that it is NOT unarmed. Technology allows much less to survive now. Nobody needs huge guns anymore. by the time you'd fire, watch the impact and refire, you'd be dead or damaged.
daveo211 2 years ago
The Navy finally takes me on 14APR10, although unlikely, I'm praying for this ship :D
CowboyDiplomacy 2 years ago
The LCS is FAST! No torpedo can catch it.
legacyfinancial 2 years ago
We do need it, but we need to make it less expensive.
jacksonjr0458 2 years ago
it will be less expensive that is a guarantee. The Navy will only award the next 10 ships if it is cheaper. I worked on this ship, and am working on lcs3(same design) and I can tell you it's going MUCH faster this time. The problem is they engineered this thing on the fly, which is still cheaper than building one, then another with changes, and another with more changes, etc. It will be cheaper. lcs3 will be cheaper than lcs1 and if there are follow on ships they will also be at lower cost.
daveo211 2 years ago
can i have the unclassified ship specs please
BSG062 2 years ago
look them up
daveo211 2 years ago
we dont need this shit
anthonyfoxtrott 3 years ago
Shut your suck you ignorant monkey. You know nothing about what the Navy warriors need. This is the future numbnuts...LITTORAL warfare. Just look at what's happening around Somalia you clueless monkey!
IRAQIWARLORD 2 years ago
Zumwalt is not needed. LCS is.
TheNYAgent 2 years ago
I have to agree with you about the Zumwalt.
CaptainAmerica322 2 years ago
Yeah! The LCS is the Future! It's a coastal and submarine killer! R.I.P. China subs....
legacyfinancial 2 years ago
i want to join i know about the navy...
cptdustin 2 years ago
YOU are Chinese....
CaptainAmerica322 2 years ago
nice ship but what kind off ssm and sam cary
RISK515 3 years ago