US Navy’s newest ship breaks down 20 days after commissioning, towed to emergency repair
Published time: 12 Dec, 2015 10:52Edited time: 12 Dec, 2015 10:53
The
US Navy’s brand new littoral combat ship, the Milwaukee, broke down on
Friday and had to be towed for emergency repair just three weeks after
commissioning. The warship’s troubles came after several days of
propulsion system problems.
The
USS Milwaukee was traveling from Halifax, Canada to Mayport, Florida,
on its way to its homeport in San Diego when it suffered an engineering
failure, the Navy Times reported.
The salvage ship Grapple towed it more than 40 nautical miles to the Joint Expeditionary Base in Little Creek, Virginia, where the cause of the failure will be traced and repairs carried out.
Initial indications point to metal filings in the lube oil filter as the cause of the shutdown, the report said. The ship experienced propulsion problems after leaving Halifax. Engineers cleaned out the metal debris and locked the port shaft as a precaution, but it appears the fix wasn’t enough to keep the Milwaukee running.
The salvage ship Grapple towed it more than 40 nautical miles to the Joint Expeditionary Base in Little Creek, Virginia, where the cause of the failure will be traced and repairs carried out.
Initial indications point to metal filings in the lube oil filter as the cause of the shutdown, the report said. The ship experienced propulsion problems after leaving Halifax. Engineers cleaned out the metal debris and locked the port shaft as a precaution, but it appears the fix wasn’t enough to keep the Milwaukee running.
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