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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 7839899, member: 18157&quot;]Here&#039;s the newest Navel Vessel (Littoral Combat Ship - LCS) that may see a Coast Guard role soon. The LCS can move up to 40 knots in shallow water...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg/420px-USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Independence_%28LCS_2%29_in_drydock.jpg/255px-Independence_%28LCS_2%29_in_drydock.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;In 2014, the U.S. Coast Guard began advocating the LCS as a tailor-made platform for drug interdiction missions. Under pressure from Navy vessels retiring, the Coast Guard will suffer a surface vessel shortage for intercepting smuggling ships in the Caribbean area, forcing the Navy to examine other platforms for drug interdiction. The Coast Guard noted that the LCS has previously performed this task, and pointed towards its high speed and embarked helicopters to run down fast smuggling boats; the Navy plans to base 10 <i>Freedom</i>-class ships at Naval Station Mayport, Florida which could be tasked to conduct interdiction missions.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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