Navy ships unfit for war


Ian McPhedran
January 01, 2008 11:00pm

AFTER a $1.4 billion "upgrade" the navy's front-line fighting ships cannot defend themselves and are unable to be sent into battle.
A navy whistleblower says sending the 4000-tonne Adelaide Class Guided Missile Frigates to war would be like sending a VK Commodore to race at Bathurst.
Senior officials admit the 1997 FFG upgrade project was a "debacle" created by the Howard government's decision to maximise the sale price of the Sydney-based contractor Australian Defence Industries when it was sold to the French firm Thales.



Full story
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...l?from=mostpop

Some good helicopter action as well.

I'm trying to get more info on the breakdown on the bridge but can't seem to find any. I found some useful links explaining a little better what went in the region and tanker wars but nothing directly saying what happen or what failed.

http://www.navybuddies.com/cg/cg49.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...rnest_will.htm

This was a good read
http://www.nightstalkers.com/history/4.html

Good reading
http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhono...nestwill.shtml

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m..._87779050/pg_1