IX 529 Sea Shadow (wallpaper 2)
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IX 529 Sea Shadow (wallpaper 2)
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Sea Shadow is a test craft developed under a combined program by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the Navy, and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Company. The Sea Shadow program was begun in the mid-1980s. Its purpose is to explore a variety of new technologies for surface ships, including ship control, structures, automation for reduced manning, seakeeping and signature control. The Sea Shadow was built in the mid-1980s by Lockheed in the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) in Redwood City, CA. The vehicle is 160-ft. long, 70-ft. wide, displaces 560 tons and has a draft of 14 ft. It has a maximum speed of approximately 13 knots and is powered by a twin screw diesel electronic drive. The ship has a maximum speed of 14 knots and is capable of operating in Sea State 5 (extremely rough) conditions. The vehicle cost approximately $50 million to build and the total test program is approximately $195 million over roughly 10 years. It is owned by the Navy and operated by LMSC personnel. The Sea Shadow is a limited mobility platform used for testing and research of shipboard advanced technologies, and is not a prototype for follow on construction. IX 529 Sea Shadow (wallpaper 2). IX 529 Sea Shadow ship images wallpaper gallery 2. IX 529 Sea Shadow ship pictures and images collection 2. The Sea Shadow incorporates a Small Water Plane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) hull form with canted struts extending below the water line to torpedo-shaped hulls. The design allows for exceptional sea keeping performance. Fins mounted on the front and back of the inboard sides of the lower hulls provide the control surfaces for turning the vehicle, eliminating the need for conventional rudders and reducing drag. The ship's sloped sides are an extension of the angled struts, whose design are driven by signature, hydrodynamic and structural considerations. Several technologies from the Sea Shadow have been incorporated into Navy ships including signature control on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Also, Sea Shadow's Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) technology has been incorporated into the TAGOS-19, a twin hull ocean surveillance ship. On 11 April 1993 Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. and the U.S. Navy today began daylight testing of Sea Shadow off the coast of Southern California, the first time the craft was revealed to the public. Prior to that, all ship testing had been conducted at night, with the Sea Shadow returning to the Hughes Mining Barge prior to daylight. Preliminary testing followed construction, but the vehicle had been in storage since 1986. The Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) serves as a docking platform for the Sea Shadow and provides spares, fuel and shore power to support the vehicle during testing. In March 1994 the US Navy and Lockheed Missile and Space Co. (LMSC) started testing the Sea Shadow in battlegroup operations off the coast of Southern California. The tests were designed to explore the application of various advanced technologies to surface ships including ship control, structures, automation, sea keeping and signature control as well as operating in joint exercises with other Navy ships. IX 529 Sea Shadow (wallpaper 2). IX 529 Sea Shadow ship images wallpaper gallery 2. IX 529 Sea Shadow ship pictures and images collection 2.
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Sea Shadow is a test craft developed under a combined program by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the Navy, and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Company. The Sea Shadow program was begun in the mid-1980s. Its purpose is to explore a variety of new technologies for surface ships, including ship control, structures, automation for reduced manning, seakeeping and signature control. The Sea Shadow was built in the mid-1980s by Lockheed in the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) in Redwood City, CA. The vehicle is 160-ft. long, 70-ft. wide, displaces 560 tons and has a draft of 14 ft. It has a maximum speed of approximately 13 knots and is powered by a twin screw diesel electronic drive. The ship has a maximum speed of 14 knots and is capable of operating in Sea State 5 (extremely rough) conditions. The vehicle cost approximately $50 million to build and the total test program is approximately $195 million over roughly 10 years. It is owned by the Navy and operated by LMSC personnel. The Sea Shadow is a limited mobility platform used for testing and research of shipboard advanced technologies, and is not a prototype for follow on construction. IX 529 Sea Shadow (wallpaper 2). IX 529 Sea Shadow ship images wallpaper gallery 2. IX 529 Sea Shadow ship pictures and images collection 2. The Sea Shadow incorporates a Small Water Plane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) hull form with canted struts extending below the water line to torpedo-shaped hulls. The design allows for exceptional sea keeping performance. Fins mounted on the front and back of the inboard sides of the lower hulls provide the control surfaces for turning the vehicle, eliminating the need for conventional rudders and reducing drag. The ship's sloped sides are an extension of the angled struts, whose design are driven by signature, hydrodynamic and structural considerations. Several technologies from the Sea Shadow have been incorporated into Navy ships including signature control on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Also, Sea Shadow's Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) technology has been incorporated into the TAGOS-19, a twin hull ocean surveillance ship. On 11 April 1993 Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. and the U.S. Navy today began daylight testing of Sea Shadow off the coast of Southern California, the first time the craft was revealed to the public. Prior to that, all ship testing had been conducted at night, with the Sea Shadow returning to the Hughes Mining Barge prior to daylight. Preliminary testing followed construction, but the vehicle had been in storage since 1986. The Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) serves as a docking platform for the Sea Shadow and provides spares, fuel and shore power to support the vehicle during testing. In March 1994 the US Navy and Lockheed Missile and Space Co. (LMSC) started testing the Sea Shadow in battlegroup operations off the coast of Southern California. The tests were designed to explore the application of various advanced technologies to surface ships including ship control, structures, automation, sea keeping and signature control as well as operating in joint exercises with other Navy ships. IX 529 Sea Shadow (wallpaper 2). IX 529 Sea Shadow ship images wallpaper gallery 2. IX 529 Sea Shadow ship pictures and images collection 2.
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