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Fatigue Afflicts US Navy LCS Crews

Head of Naval Surface Forces says officials looking closely at Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) manning in order to alleviate crew exhaustion. Recent disclosure of a closely held Navy study of LCS operations, indicated among the many issues identified, that the ship’s 40-member crew was over-taxed in port and exhausted underway, reports 'Navy Times'. “Certainly, there’s some crew fatigue involved, and I think with any new class of ship…