"The design for Independence (LCS 2) is based on a proven high-speed trimaran (Benchijigua Express) hull built by Austal (Henderson, Australia). The 127-meter surface combatant design calls for a crew of 40 sailors, while the trimaran hull should enable the ship to reach sustainable speeds of nearly 50 knots (60 mph; 90 km/h) and range as far as 10,000 nautical miles (20,000 km)." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2)
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Now only if Greenpeace could get ahold of one of these bad boys for their Whale defense work. The Whalers wouldn't know what hit them :-)
Yeah! Well, if we can figure out how to Green the damned thing, it may also make a dandy eco-resort shuttle.
"green the thing?.....feed the sailors fried food, run the diesel engines on the waste oil....a "veggie vessel".
or just go nuclear power and not pollute at all
Wow it is an amazing machine, too bad that our major technological advances are always made to weapons, and war related products.
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