CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 years agoGermany doubling down on the frigate meme with the class that went into production todaysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down17
arrow-up1106arrow-down1imageGermany doubling down on the frigate meme with the class that went into production todaysh.itjust.worksCDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoWhat’s the displacement supposed to be?
minus-squaretburkhol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoUS Garcia frigates (1960s) were 2600 tons; Knox (1970s) 3000; Brooke class FFG/heavy frigates (1960s) were 5400 tons, and Oliver Hazard Perry class FFGs (1980s) 4100 tons.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoSo they’re doing the same thing that auto manufacturers are doing to pickup trucks.
What’s the displacement supposed to be?
US Garcia frigates (1960s) were 2600 tons; Knox (1970s) 3000; Brooke class FFG/heavy frigates (1960s) were 5400 tons, and Oliver Hazard Perry class FFGs (1980s) 4100 tons.
So they’re doing the same thing that auto manufacturers are doing to pickup trucks.