AFAIK she isn’t all that capable. All the truly good stuff was too expensive and was cut.
Sure is a looker tho!
as for ugliest warship… I dunno man, there’s been some dogs over the years:
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Replay of the commissioning:
http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/live/ah-live.asp
Edit: I had to look up LCS.
Plus, they keep breaking down and have to get transported back from overseas. Galvanic corrosion and losses of lube oil aren’t very good for propulsion trains.
Wait what… Galvanic corrosion? What are these things made off!!! Some copper based aluminium?! 
Yup that raised an eybrow over here.
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Aluminum, plus steel stern tubes and impeller housings (a friend of mine from high school was CHENG on one of the assigned crews when this was going on)
https://www.nace.org/CORROSION-FAILURE-LCS-2-USS-Independence-Naval-Ship-Engine-Corrosion.aspx
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Wow, that is a pretty severe design flaw.
Noice! Please explain these … buns?
Beignets. Look it up. Too long to explain and I’m not sure what’s involved, but wow.
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Mmm…beignets…I think I had those in New Orleans once. Delicious…
Meh … you posted the pic so I expected first hand info but if you’re too busy then just let it go. 
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Is it good?
Oh wait, Beach already said they’re delicious.
Anyway, @saghen, I think we’re going to have a Sunday night R6 session so be here!
They’re absolutely delicious. Worked at a New Orleans - themed coffee shop in high school that specialized in them - I still have the owners recipe.
Proper beignets should have a filling; apple, cinnamon and raisins or strawberry jam.
A few years back I actually got to go to Cafe du Monde in New Orleans… It was pretty awesome…
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I’ve never had a beignet with filling, but that sounds delicious.
Chasing a problem on my motorcycle, found fuel dripping from what appears to be carburettor seals, so I opted to dive in and see what was going on. Found some fuel in the airbox but that could just be be from vibrations. Anyway, you can see the venturi there, I haven’t gone further yet.
Now driving a Transalp, bit different but still Honda 
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