Adopting a foreign frigate design makes less sense if subsequent changes leave little commonality with the original. Constellation illustrates that criticism through an increasingly distant family connection. A sibling or parent design becomes a great-grandparent as the relationship weakens. The analogy expresses a judgment about the extent of the changes, without supplying a measured percentage or naming the parent frigate. Retaining a meaningful connection with the chosen design is central to the procurement argument.
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Constellation and the loss of commonality with a foreign design
Extensive changes to Constellation weakened its commonality with the foreign frigate design chosen as its starting point.