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USS Independence (LCS-2) is the second class prototype for the Independence-class littoral combat ship. It was designed and built by General Dynamics, Aural and Bath Iron Works. It is intended as a small assault transport with a variety of capabilities depending on the mission module installed. The ship is a trimaran design capable of over 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph), and will normally be delivered to the US Navy at the end of 2009. This 127-meter ship requires a crew of 40 sailors and has a maximum range of 20,000 km. Really impressive! I love the design in general, especially the trimaran hull…  Here is a compilation of those steel monsters of the seas. You will see submarines on the surface of the water, in the port or being constructed… and other interesting pics. Look at the selection after the jump.  Perini Navy may have created the largest yacht of all time. Created for multi-millionaires, the yacht Maltese Falcon has been recently sold for $ 100 million. This boat uses the innovative sailing system DynaRig. It consists of three constantly rotating masts, which hold 15 sails. The maximum speed of the boat is of about 21 knots. Maltese Falcon is able to cross the Atlantic in just 10 days!  Sea Shadow (IX-529) is an experimental stealth ship built by Lockheed for the United States Navy. Sea Shadow was built in 1985 and used in secret but normal service until her public debut in 1993, to examine the application of stealth technology on naval vessels. In addition, the ship was designed to test the use of automation to enable the reduction of crew size. Sea Shadow can contain 12 people. The radars cant’ spot it and looking from the sky it looks like just like a shadow.  |
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