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jerlim
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Initially Posted - 10/01/2009 :  16:47:51  Show Profile
My apologies if this posting is outside of this Forum - I hope it is not...
Go here to see one of the latest advances in marine technology, the USS Independence.

http://www.gdlcs.com/media-center/lcs-images

Enjoy!
Jerry
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 10/01/2009 :  17:47:51  Show Profile
Too cool!!!!!!!!!!!!
<s>Man, I'd love to see </s> [url="http://www.gdlcs.com/media-center"]video footage[/url].

I know just the place to deploy it. Anybody else think of the horn of Africa. Imagine a pirate's face as that comes alongside!

As to appropriateness for this forum, I think it's a fit in the general forum.
Edited by - John Russell on 10/01/2009 18:02:26
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 10/01/2009 :  21:03:38  Show Profile
Looks awesome! I agree, send it after the pirates!
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  04:35:59  Show Profile
<font color="red"><font size="3">The Hell with sails! I WANT ONE!!!!</font id="size3"></font id="red">
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windsong
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  06:20:31  Show Profile
I read somewhere on the Internet that it will do 60kts. Could that be true?
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pfduffy
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  06:56:47  Show Profile
My father in law designed high frequency measurement systems for the USN. This looks alot like the 1/2 scale concept trimaran that he gave me a tour of many years ago. It was some sort of partnership between us and Great Britain. He built a hull stress measurement system and once installed, they took the ship into the North Sea and ran it as fast as they could into the biggest waves they could find. Must have been a hell of a ride because in the computer room where my father in law installed his equipment, there was an office chair that was not properly secured. It looked like someone took an axe and just started swinging in there. Fortunately, most of the equipment was housed in racks with reasonably heavy metal doors.

Could 60kts be true? I don't know, but it would not surprise me.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  07:51:11  Show Profile
Glad it's OK to post - top speed as specified is 45 knots!
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  08:56:42  Show Profile
45 knots is what the press kit reported. An important distinction.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  15:07:09  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Renzo</i>
<br /><font color="red"><font size="3">The Hell with sails! I WANT ONE!!!!</font id="size3"></font id="red">
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I'm with you Renzo. Imagine the chicks we could pick up with that boat. We could stop in several european cities in the same day! Wanna go halves?

sten
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 10/02/2009 :  15:26:34  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by redviking</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Renzo</i>
<br /><font color="red"><font size="3">The Hell with sails! I WANT ONE!!!!</font id="size3"></font id="red">
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I'm with you Renzo. Imagine the chicks we could pick up with that boat. We could stop in several european cities in the same day! Wanna go halves?

sten
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You're on Sten! Just give me a little time to sell my 2001 Safari Van and the wife's Saturn Vue to raise my half. (Oh Yeah...and the the C-25)
Edited by - Renzo on 10/02/2009 15:27:24
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