Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett
The USS Fort Worth, a Navy littoral combat ship,has suffered extensive gear damage while docked at a port in Singapore. The Navy is blaming the incident on a crew error.
According to reports, the crew failed to use sufficient lube oil, leading to excessively high temperatures on the gears. Debris also found its way into the lubrication system, which also contributed to failure, Defense News reports. The crew did not follow standard operating procedures.
Immediately following the incident, ship repair experts arrived on the scene to assess the damage. Until the investigation wraps up, the ship will remain at the Changi Naval Base in Singapore.
“We have the right resources in place to conduct the necessary inspections, determine the extent of the damage and required repairs, and return Fort Worth back to operational status,” Lt. Cmdr. Matt Knight, a spokesman for the US Pacific Fleet, told Defense News. “USS Fort Worth has been a model of reliability for more than one year while deployed in the US 7th Fleet. We are working diligently to minimize the operational impact of this maintenance casualty.”
This marks the second incident over the last couple months that an LCS ship has been brought down due to mechanical failure. The Milwaukee broke down approximately 40 miles off the coast of Virginia. The Navy had to collect the ship and tow it back to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
Navy officials told Defense News that the problem with the USS Fort Worth and the USS Milwaukee is somewhat similar, though the actual causes are distinct. It is unknown when the problems with Fort Worth will clear up. A few weeks ago, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Navy Secretary Ray Mabus that orders of LCS ships were to be capped at 40, rather than the original amount of 52. The Navy disputed the decision at the time and still hopes Carter will have a change of heart.
Fort Worth has been deployed to Asia since November 2014.
If the US Navy get into a war with Russia or China, the US Navy is totally F#@KED
The ONLY CONSTITUTIONAL BRANCH of the services…yeah, we’re about done. 😡
Why wasn’t a low oil level alarm on the engine?
The U. S. Corporate military is so technologically advanced that it’s planes and ship will fail in a war.
Here is a story called “Supeiority” by Arther C. Clark from 1951 about how
technology will make you lose a war. It is a short read.
http://www.mayofamily.com/RLM/txt_Clarke_Superiority.html
BS
it is not possible for the crew to under lube. The maintainence is ordered, performed, inspected, reinspected, certified, and catalogued.
It would take 3 Jr. enlisted, 2 Sr. enlisted and 2 commisioned officers to pull this off.
It does however get more funding for training classes and investigations and parts. Or a new ship that oils itself…
feigning incompetence is a war strategy too.
My thoughts exactly.
No oil temp, oil pressure, metallic particle detectors, etc?
Something seems fishy to me. (Sorry. Had to say it.)
This is all part of the plan, when the time comes all Pentagon assets will be given to the enemy to be used on America or destroyed.
“Until the investigation wraps up, the ship will remain at the Changi Naval Base in Singapore.”
Sabotage, obviously.
Those boys were just dying for some shore leave.
Those boys may have been dying for some shore leave, but they’ll die a real death if the Navy doesn’t get some competent leadership. Same goes for the Marines and Air Force; planes that can’t fight and billions wasted covering up the truth.Too much training on politically correct awareness and too little on fighting abilities. Obama and Mabus are demon possessed.
Nothing but total Bullshit
All military equipment i
has a periodical maintenance schedule
Especially for basic routine maintenance
We are set up for the fall of America………
Keep your arms at the ready
This is Tyranny!
It’s the new “multicultural” military, and it’s only going to get worse.
That’s what happens when the maintenance manuals are written in Chinese and Spanish.
Good thing the price of a barrel of oil is down.
Cause that should save them enough money to cover the costs of replacing the “Whole Fking Engines “!!!!
Well one thing for sure.
We don’t have to worry about any terrorists destroying our ships.
When we can do it ourselves and…
Save money. Live better.
a giant ass panel of blinky lights,extremely loud and annoying buzzers that can wake the aft look-out, and the ship still failed? Maintenance checks, spot checks, sample checks…signed off by the LPO, the Chief, Cheng, DCA, XO, and finally the CO? Some one, or several, gun decked. Perhaps the plan is to ensure our military fails…all the better to secure a peaceful invasion, OR…a Sailor’s big dope shipment arrived in Changi and needed to be picked up.
https://youtu.be/kG-0V-85H_0?t=1m42s