Drachinifel suggests that relaxing the original high-speed requirement could release machinery space and weight for other uses. Alex Clarke contrasts that with a proposal he had read which reportedly doubled displacement while retaining a 36-knot target. Drachinifel questions the structural consequences if the existing machinery and hull assumptions were carried forward. Several different design versions are said to be circulating, including multiple versions from the builder. The candidate's exact specification remains unresolved.
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Competing Freedom frigate concepts complicate the comparison
Different proposed LCS derivatives make it difficult to know which size, speed, and machinery assumptions a frigate comparison is using.