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The Littoral Combat Ship is the design-by-committee caution

The US Littoral Combat Ship is the immediate choice for the worst example of a ship designed by committee.

Question

What is the worst example of a ship designed by committee?

Short answer

The Littoral Combat Ship.

Notes

The Littoral Combat Ship is the choice for a design-by-committee failure. This judgment comes without a detailed program history or list of design faults. The clip is therefore a concise judgment on the LCS rather than a complete explanation of why the program reached that result.