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Navy's littoral ship program goes full speed ahead despite questions about performance, capability
The fifth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Milwaukee will be christened in Marinette on Wednesday, a milestone in a $40 billion shipbuilding program that's been dogged by questions and criticisms. [...] It is about 65% complete and due to be commissioned at a ceremony in Milwaukee in the spring of 2015, the Navy said Tuesday.
The 380-foot littoral combat vessel will be part of a fleet of new warships that are fast and capable of operating in shallow coastal waters. The Navy wants to buy 52 of the high-speed ships, which have interchangeable modules for missions such as mine-sweeping and hunting submarines. USS Milwaukee is the third littoral combat ship built in Marinette under a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. Three more are under construction at the shipyard, and two more are under contract for 2015.
Schneemann.