| Sea Slice | |
|---|---|
 USN experimental Small water area vessel. | |
| Career (US) |  |
| Builder: |
Lockheed Martin Nichols Brothers Shipyards Pacific Marine & Supply Company, Ltd. |
| Cost: | US$15 million |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 180 tons |
| Length: | 104 ft (32 m) |
| Beam: | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Armament: |
Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System NETFIRES Loitering Attack Munition (canceled) |
HSV Sea Slice is an experimental United States Navy vessel, built by Lockheed Martin.[1] Based on a variant of the SWATH hull design, known as "SLICE," Sea Slice is characterized by four teardrop-shaped submerged hulls—double the number seen on most previous designs. According to the US Navy, the design reduces waves and drag, which allows a SWATH vessel to "...operate at higher speeds while retaining their characteristic low motions in a seaway".[2] Designed for operation in the same area as, and mount similar armament to, a Littoral combat ship-type corvette,[3] current weapon options include the Millennium Gun and the NetFires System, intended to launch Lockheed's (now cancelled) Loitering Attack Munition.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ Baddorf, Zack (7 June 2005). "Experimental Sea Slice". Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/images/photos/photo_archive/index_2005-12.html. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ↑ "Title unknown". http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=30299.[dead link]
- ↑ "Sea SLICE". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/sea-slice.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ↑ "Sea Slice cuts close". August 2002. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. http://archive.is/tK84. Retrieved 11 June 2009.[dead link]
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- "Sea SLICE Provides Glimpse of Future". 30 October 2002. http://marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/Sea-SLICE-Provides-Glimpse-of-Future/300869.aspx.
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