U.S.S. Sea Fighter
FSF-1
2005
(Rhenania Junior RHJ-69)
- Class: Sea Fighter - 1 littoral warfare vessel of 2002
- Type: aluminum-hulled wave-piercing catamaran
- Displacement: 1,400 tons
- Dimensions: 240' (wl) 262' (oa) x 72' x 11.5'
- Machinery: Two GE LM2500 gas turbines, two MTU 16V 595 TE 90 propulsion diesels, four Rolls-Royce 125SH waterjets = 55 knots
- Helicopters: can operate 2 HH-60 Seahawk or 4 UAVs
- Complement: 26
- Builder: Nichol Brother's Boat Yard, Whidbey Island, WA
- Laid down: 5 Jun 2003
- Launched: 10 Feb 2005
- Commissioned: 31 May2005
- Notes: Sea Fighter has a small-waterplane-area twin hull (SWATH) design, constructed out of aluminum. Designed for employment by the Office of Naval Research as a testbed for technologies related to the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship effort, as well as direct testing of the hull design. Hangar and cargo deck with capacity for 12 containers and stern ramp for roll-on/roll-off or RIB equipment.
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