Proof of concept to provide MELS IPAR analysis at the shipboard level
Provides a Web based environment for performing machinery analysis
Operational data sent off ship on demand or on schedule
Capability of shore based subject matter expert to review the same information as the shipboard personnel
Facilitates communication between the shipboard personnel and the shore based maintenance team
Monitors the Main Propulsion Diesel Engine
Installed September 2005
The XCraft was designed to demonstrate to the US and other navies the versatility of a very high speed, high payload capability vessel which can cross oceans quickly, and operate in shallow coastal waters on missions which include mine counter measures and antisubmarine warfare. (Source: www.globalsecurity.org)
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From Commander, Naval Surface Forces and Office of Naval Research Public Affairs
ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest experimental ship, Sea Fighter (FSF 1), at Naval Station Everett, Wash., in July [2005]. The Navy's fastest ship, Sea Fighter will operate at greater than 50 knots and has a range of approximately 4,000 nautical miles. (Source: www.news.navy.mil)
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