USS Fitzgerald collision.

Yeah, I saw that...royally sucks.

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So that's $1 billion gone from the defence budget....

The seven missing crew members were found dead in a flooded compartment. My condolences to their crew mates and families.

The Perry class FFG that hit a mine was the the USS Samuel B. Roberts. Also the Perry class USS Stark was hit by Exocet missiles. Both were repaired and returned to service.

Fitzgerald is the last ship I served on. I departed mid 2016. I'm currently a Senior Chief stationed at the Center for Surface Combat Systems in Dahlgren,VA. Out of respect for the family and crew, I would ask that you keep the speculation to a minimum. The bodies of those who perished were recovered from flooded compartments and taken to the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka to be identified. Thank you.

My Condolences to the Families that have lost their loved ones.

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erik_t wrote: *

June 17th, 2017, 9:07 pm

The sea is a dangerous place. Best wishes to all parties, no matter who screwed up the most here.

As an aside (not that it's the most important thing right now), does anybody know the nature of the faceted objects outboard of the bridge wing? They appear to be angled at +-45deg like the SPY-1 arrays, so one presumes some electronic function. It's not clear if SLQ-32 was fitted below this, since that area is damaged beyond recognition...

EDIT: SLQ-32 is present, but these units still seem very likely ESM in nature.

iiradned wrote: *

June 17th, 2017, 5:52 pm

I figure courts martial for members of the ship's company in the future, plus months in dry dock.

Depending on the damage below the waterline from the bulbous bow they have to figure whether it is worth it for a 22 year old DDG.

If there's really serious talk about recommissioning old junker Perry hulls to bring up combatant numbers, I find it impossible to imagine a Burke would be scrapped almost no matter the material condition.

The faceted objects in question look much like the Israeli ESM systems recently fitted to the Halifax - class frigates during their refit. Not much information about them online. As you suspect they are probably ESM in nature. Condolences to the crew members who lost their lives.

Some pics, with accompaining article, from the drydocked Fitzgerald.
The hole below the waterline has been already patched up but the size of it is still evident.
https://news.usni.org/2017/07/12/new-dr ... ald-damage

The USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) Has collided with a merchant ship off Singapore in the strait of Malacca.
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=102034
Ten sailors are reported to be missing.

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