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HOBART FANFARE AS HSV 2 SWIFT DELIVERED TO US NAVY
Incat News ^
| 08/13/2003
| Incat News
Posted on 08/13/2003 6:29:14 AM PDT by LSUfan
Speaking of this latest High Speed Vessel to hoist the Stars and Stripes, Rear Admiral Paul Ryan, Commander Mine Warfare Command, US Navy said “the name Swift is most appropriate, because of its high speed, it reached 47 knots on sea trials.”
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bollinger; catamaran; incat; miltech; navy
These vessels are absolutely awesome. 47 knots and they can carry 14 Bradleys and all their crews and embarked troops.
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:29:14 AM PDT
by
LSUfan
To: LSUfan
SCHWEETT!!
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:33:46 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: RandallFlagg
Slap some Harpoon launchers and a Standard VLS system and you have a warship
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:36:32 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: RandallFlagg
47 knots is equivalent to 54 miles per hour, for those who are nautically challenged! :)
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:39:45 AM PDT
by
John123
(Let's fix California!)
To: LSUfan
Sweet! I'd have loved to have been on one of those...
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:40:56 AM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
(The wages of sin are death, but by the time FICA and SSI are taken, it's just sorta tired feeling)
To: msdrby
Navy ping
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:44:05 AM PDT
by
Prof Engineer
(I won't FReep at work, I won't FReep at work, I won't FReep at work, I won't FReep at work)
To: AppyPappy
I believe their may be a proposal to put the new vertical launch Evolved Sea Sparrow on board. Other than that, they may get RAM and CIWS, but I know of no plans for offensive weaponry like the Harpoon.
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posted on
08/13/2003 6:44:46 AM PDT
by
LSUfan
To: AppyPappy
I'm sure that those changes are "in the works."
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posted on
08/13/2003 7:24:05 AM PDT
by
Tallguy
(Trying desperately to ignore Hillary.... and not succeeding.)
To: LSUfan
And 15 waterskiers in the rear.
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posted on
08/13/2003 7:33:34 AM PDT
by
goose1
To: Tallguy
There's some work going on at the moment in designing a class of warship using this type of ship.
Rumour has it a new class of frigate is planned to replace the OH Perry class FFG. If it goes ahead, the new class may be called Vampire (already there's Buffy and Slayer jokes going around).
When I know more I'll let you guys know (if I can).
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posted on
08/13/2003 7:40:34 AM PDT
by
Dundee
To: John123
47 knots is equivalent to 54 miles per hour, for those who are nautically challenged! :)That wouldn't include this old Boatswain's Mate...
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posted on
08/14/2003 7:22:55 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: LSUfan
Wow. Forerunner of LCS. But why assigned to minesweeping?
To: LSUfan
Looks like a neat tool.
Long live the Navy!
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posted on
08/14/2003 7:48:29 PM PDT
by
Quix
(DEFEAT her unroyal lowness, her hideous heinous Bwitch Shrillery Antoinette de Fosterizer de MarxNOW)
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