The USS Fort Worth, a littoral combat ship that was headed for the scrapyard, is getting a fresh chance to sail, thanks to one of its namesake city’s members of Congress.
Rep. Kay Granger, Texas Republican, was able to cobble together a deal on Capitol Hill that saved the Fort Worth and four of its sister ships from being stricken from the Navy’s rolls, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Assuming the provision survives in the law, the ships would be saved despite deep doubts in the Navy that the Fort Worth and her sisters can serve a useful role in confronting a major adversary such as China.