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The US Navy’s Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Set Sail

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose.
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Where Captain Kirk's Second Starship Enterprise Came From In The Star Trek Movies

Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) took command of the USS Enterprise-A at the end of the fourthStar Trek movie, but Starfleet didn't have another Starship Enterprise just lying around. Captain ...