Navy Boats Deemed "Unfit" for Combat

This story from the Navy Times says two battleships recently turned up unsatisfactory in recent InSurv inspections (that's Navy talk for "Inspection and Survey"). Among the most serious failures were missiles and guns that couldn't be fired, radar systems that didn't work reliably, inoperable flight decks, and failed lifesaving gear. (Let's see...we can't see anyone, couldn't shoot anyone if we did, can't launch or land planes, and couldn't escape alive if we sank. Hoo-ah! ) Navy officials said funding for maintenance and repair was not the issue - so I guess that leaves us with gross negligence? Guess the CPO won't be up for Sailor of the Year...