(Radio Iowa) – The U-S-S Sioux City is among a group of ships the U-S Navy is considering decommissioning to save money. The Navy’s plan is to eliminate five cruisers, nine littoral combat ships — including the U-S-S Sioux City — four landing dock ships, two submarines, two oilers, and two expeditionary transfer docks. That would save the Navy an estimated three-point-six (3.6) billion dollars over the next few years.

The nine littoral combat ships, including the Sioux City, are the Freedom class variant, which was found to have a major flaw with its combining gear that transfers power from the ship’s engines to its water jets.

USS Sioux City (Navy photo_