Posted on 08/31/2011 6:06:34 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
"Stealth" Boat Could Revolutionize Naval Warfare
Designer is working with defense contractor on 150-foot model
By Greg Wilson
A stealth boat that moves through water at high speeds and with near invisibility could revolutionize the Navy's ability to carry out special operations on water.
The craft, called The Ghost, moves by generating a layer of gas around submerged surfaces, greatly reducing friction. It's unique design makes it ideal for special operations, according to DiscoveryNews. The ship can reach speeds of 60 miles per hour and has a shape designed to reduce its visibility to radar, similar to the Navy's "Sea Shadow" project of the 1980s.
Gregory Sancoff, president and chief executive officer of Juliet Marine, said the U.S. government is interested and his company is working with a defense contractor to build a 150-foot model. The friction reducing gas technology, called supercavitation, works by generating a low-pressure zone around the ship's surface.
The Ghost keeps a low radar profile the same way stealth planes do, by making the radar waves bounce off of its surface.
Sancoff said The Ghost is ideal for missions close to coasts, such as getting special operations teams into and out of areas quickly. It could also be deployed against pirates and even used to attack on aircraft carriers and destroyers.
Eric Wertheim, analyst at the U.S. Naval Inst
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Sonar could detect it but at 60mph, so what?
bring back wooden ships and sails for the ultimate in stealth.
The Monitor was stealthier.
A stealth boat that moves through water at high speeds and with near invisibility could revolutionize the Navy's ability to carry out special operations on water.
Is this boat for the Mexican Navy? The gas layer tends to make me think that its for them. I understand the fuel is biodegradable and is BEANS.
You might just be right. Apparently, the boat ideal is for supporting special operations, like the crack Mexican Navy Seal shown above.
I thought a “stealth boat” was called a submarine.
All of your arguments are good, but I read somewhere in the article, or on their website that it can supercavitate submerged. The huge pontoons could be ballast devices.
I suppose if it were travelling 30’ under the surface the sea state would not matter?
All of your arguments are good, but I read somewhere in the article, or on their website that it can supercavitate submerged. The huge pontoons could be ballast devices.
I suppose if it were travelling 30’ under the surface the sea state would not matter?
What are the missions of this craft? How far can she travel in this supercavitation mode? Does she have another source for propulsion? What is her armament? What is her suborbital altitude? :-)
What is all this bullshiite about? That thing looks more like a stealth cabin cruiser designed for an NBA star.
This all began before WWI, Google the "Hickman Sea Sled Theory!" http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/heres-true-sea-sled-story-circa1985-4654.html
GO NAVY!
It’s builder claims that it has increased stability at High Sea States-you can’t expect anything different from them. You wouldn’t think of building ship without taking such things into consideration.
A dry picture of the ship-
is that a red carpet leading to the stern? /s
The same can be said for all the so called scientists ginning up scenarios for algores glowbull warming scam.
I'm sure they said that about planes, subs, turbines, televisions, and brassieres.
Yeah, but if it's coming at you so fast you have no time to get out of the way...that's worth something! :)
Sheesh, you guys have no vision here. Did the first plane look sleek? Did the first carrier? How about the early locomotives and those atrocious first automobiles? Design will evolve.
I'd bet the Virginia didn't show up on any Yankee radars...
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ROFLOL, we are frigging broke, what part of that do you not understand. Is it the broke part are the frigging part. And no there is no need for it, I do not wish to spend one penny more being the worlds policeman and spending more money the unborn will be FORCED to pay interest on.
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