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FeverMike

01-10-2007 09:27 AM

Re: US NAVY has a cat! It is fast.

Saw that show last week...awesome ship! I find myself watching a lot of the Military channel.

THEJOKER

01-10-2007 12:06 PM

Re: US NAVY has a cat! It is fast.

I saw the show too , pretty impressive how they were building the ship while still designing it. A family business / builder built it.

Strip Poker 388

01-10-2007 12:21 PM

Re: US NAVY has a cat! It is fast.

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Originally Posted by Brad Zastrow (Post 1988593)

Just watched a "Military Channel" program on the Navy's newest boat the Sea Fighter. It is a catamaran style hull, 262' long 1400 tons (280,000lbs) turbine and diesel powered. That ship really moves at 50 knots (57.5 mph). They even landed a helicopter on the ship at top speed. That had to be a bit scary.

Maybe the NAVY could enter it into some Poker Runs. :eek:

Saw that last night also ,pretty cool ,heard the capt say one time 55 knots ,and they wouldnt disclose how fast they really were

Codered

01-10-2007 12:31 PM

Re: US NAVY has a cat! It is fast.

Anyone familiar with the Navy MK V 80 ft. long twin with jet drive one bad mofo also

Excalibur Dude

01-10-2007 03:10 PM

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I think they built them in Norway..
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/ne...020808-usn.htm

Excalibur Dude

01-10-2007 03:15 PM

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mk v
http://www.specwarnet.net/americas/sbu.htm

Chris Sunkin

01-10-2007 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by THEJOKER (Post 1989012)

I saw the show too , pretty impressive how they were building the ship while still designing it.

Isn't that ofen the case in the performance boating world? :)

Brad Zastrow

01-10-2007 05:21 PM

Re: US NAVY has a cat! It is fast.

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Originally Posted by KNOT-RIGHT (Post 1988702)

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...16#post1988516

Brad ya think the diesels will hurt the resale?

The diesels are only used for cruising as we all know they are slow. For speed running they would switch to the turbines. It was wild to watch that thing run on TV and the big deal they made when they were switching over. I acutally laughed out loud during the program as it was almost like Captain Kirk calling for warp drive from impluse drive.

jhiguy377

01-10-2007 05:35 PM

Re: US NAVY has a cat! It is fast.

i'd like to see reggie kill this cat------

Excalibur Dude

01-10-2007 05:41 PM

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Attachment 254745Navy, they have been doing that fro a while now, switching from Disel to turbine. check this out http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/11088.htm

Uss Crockett. late 60's
13,000 hp will get your 285 full load tons 0-40 knts in 60 sec.

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