Circling back to an old chestnut. Does it matter that our Navy's ships look like trash?

Look at the absolute state of USS Gravely on deployment with SNMG1 in the Baltic. pic.twitter.com/189dF9T7Of

— The Brit (@TheBrit96) May 22, 2019

Check out the above pic.

We're part of that task force and our steed looks like warmed over shit.  I've seen barnyard finds (vehicles found in barns) that have less rust on them.  This is a state of the art warship and it looks like trash...but does it matter?

Should we equate performance with appearance?  

Does it matter that our European partners see our ships in this condition?

Is this a result of over deployment syndrome that has swept the Pentagon?

I don't know.  What I do know is that this is a terrible look...