SwvellyBents t1_irpkjtn wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:36 AM

Reply to comment by Ltmolinizer in Going from HS Teaching to working a B.I.W.? by Character_Stable_487

When was the last supply/ support ship built at BIW? Just curious. It's been all Arleigh Burkes and Zumwalts for the last 22 years that I'm aware of.

Ltmolinizer t1_irs64bl wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:03 PM

I was under the impression that the Burkes were used to support and do suppilies. could be wrong, heard it here on the yard.

SwvellyBents t1_irseq00 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 6:01 PM

These warships were designed as multi-mission destroyers,[5] able to fulfill the strategic land strike role with Tomahawk missiles; anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) role with powerful Aegis radar and surface-to-air missiles; anti-submarine warfare (ASW) with towed array sonar, anti-submarine rockets, and ASW helicopters; and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) with Harpoon missiles. With upgrades to their AN/SPY-1 phased radar systems and their associated missile payloads as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, the ships of this class have also demonstrated promise as mobile anti-ballistic missile and anti-satellite weaponry platforms, operating on 15 ships as of March 2009.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer

None of that sounds like supply or personnel transport to me.

Ltmolinizer t1_irsn3te wrote on October 10, 2022 at 6:57 PM

a warship still is a ship, it still can transport people or goods regardless of bells of whistles though?

SwvellyBents t1_irtgnj7 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 10:24 PM

Yep, you're right. Noah's ark could have conceivably been a warship too.

I appreciate your point of view and if you want to view your labors as part of a humanitarian effort I'll respect that.