RAAArtyGunner......
our DDG's were purchased as new vessel builds & the acknowledgment I suggested as below was via Australian Naval staff
Regrettably, Naval staff did not make the final decision to purchase junk from the USA........[Manoora] it was a political decision
made
against the recommendations of Navy
The political philosophy of
piece meal.......lets build a module @ Wildock in Victoria, a module in Newcastle, a module in GI in Perth & another module @ GI in Sydney & ship them all to the ASC in Adelaide is fraught with danger ....because the 'blinking!' modules don't line up
& Navy is left to pay for the overspend to correct the errors
But lets not get bogged down with recent political decisions..........the two carriers that sailed as HMAS Sydney & HMAS Melbourne were designed & built for North sea conditions & climate.......certainly not the sub tropical Australian climate........I am told they were both
PIGS of vessels to sail in
............Derek