The U.S. Navy's San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) arrived at the BAE shipyard in Mayport, Florida earlier this week to complete repairs following a loss of propulsion incident in December. Milwaukee left the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Virginia on February 17th after having completed initial engineering repairs on her propulsion … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy’s New LCS Towed to Port After Breaking Down Off Virginia
The U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship had to be towed into port last week after losing propulsion off the coast of Virginia. A statement from the U.S. Navy said the ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), was en-route to a naval base in Little Creek when it lost propulsion Thursday night while approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of … [Read more...]