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rickusn · 10-19-2007, 15:22 PM

Thanks guys if yopu ever come across more clarifying info please let me know.

And RAL would there have been enough room to add a better propulsion set-up? I think you implied that but Im not positive.

Yes I know the USNs reasoning behind the the single screw but it was a serious mistake IMHO albeit in hindsight.

However given the discussions(I can expand on this if you like) of the late 50's and early sixties and with the known life expectancy of the Sumner/Gearing/Fletcher classes that the Knox class was really built to replace and as I have in other postings shown actually did irregardless of USN proclamations to the contrary.

The USN really only paid lip service to convoy escort their real intention as always was to fill out their Battle groups first and foremost again I have documentation to prove this. And this couldnt be done w/o inclusion of the Garcia/Brooke/ Knox classes.

But money wise they had to skimp on the Knox class plus it wasnt the ship they really wanted which was a high-end multi-purpose ship with an empasis on AAW. Again I have documentation to support this.

And notice too how the Spruance program got blasted.

Even though the MFE study of 1967 dictated that the USN needed just such a ship.

10-19-2007, 15:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
rickusn *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-09-03 Posts: 1,317	Thanks guys if yopu ever come across more clarifying info please let me know. And RAL would there have been enough room to add a better propulsion set-up? I think you implied that but Im not positive. Yes I know the USNs reasoning behind the the single screw but it was a serious mistake IMHO albeit in hindsight. However given the discussions(I can expand on this if you like) of the late 50's and early sixties and with the known life expectancy of the Sumner/Gearing/Fletcher classes that the Knox class was really built to replace and as I have in other postings shown actually did irregardless of USN proclamations to the contrary. The USN really only paid lip service to convoy escort their real intention as always was to fill out their Battle groups first and foremost again I have documentation to prove this. And this couldnt be done w/o inclusion of the Garcia/Brooke/ Knox classes. But money wise they had to skimp on the Knox class plus it wasnt the ship they really wanted which was a high-end multi-purpose ship with an empasis on AAW. Again I have documentation to support this. And notice too how the Spruance program got blasted. Even though the MFE study of 1967 dictated that the USN needed just such a ship.