Chinese stealth catamaran being built at Qiuxin SY. they ahd previously built the 037 class (houxin) but stopped early. maybe to make room for this?
it ahs a missile launcher, which appears to bee unwieldly large but iy looks great. also looks of turbo- jets seems to me as though it would go extremely fats. 45~50 knt range? please post any dieas or thoughts on this or maybe show us somehtign similar.










More pics on this site : http://www.cjdby.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=5&ID=75376

what do you think? looks expensive..


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something unrelated, but i do not want to spam the forum.

sbout the british triamran. failed ...

Trimaran demonstrator vessel put up for sale
http://www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces/news/jni/jni040326_1_n.shtml
By Richard Scott

UK science and technology organisation QinetiQ has put the trimaran research vessel RV Triton up for sale after failing to secure sufficient trials work to justify its continued operation.

While its initial purpose was to prove the seakeeping and structural performance of the trimaran hullform for warship applications, QinetiQ had envisaged that the ship would have a follow-on career as a general purpose trials platform for use by the Ministry of Defence and overseas navies.

However, a number of trials programmes and research packages for which Triton was a candidate platform, have been delayed or failed to materialise. In addition, industry has been reluctant to buy time on the ship, preferring instead to use cheaper charter tonnage.



it has potential but it is a thing of the future ~~..

RV TRITON TRIMARAN ROYAL NAVY TRIMARAN HULLFORM RESEARCH SHIP, UNITED KINGDOM
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/trimaran/

The Triton Trimaran Research Ship is a technology demonstrator ship for the Royal Navy's Future Surface Combatant (FSC) frigate requirement, due to enter service from 2013 and replace the Type 23 frigates. Triton is the world's largest motor powered trimaran (triple-hulled) vessel, with a length of 90m and beam of 22m. Triton is owned by QinetiQ (formerly DERA, the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency), who funded the design and manufacture of the vessel used to quantify the structural and seakeeping performance of the trimaran.

In August 1998, the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Vosper Thornycroft to construct the Trimaran, called RV (Research Vessel) Triton. The vessel was launched in May 2000 and delivered in August 2000.

Triton is the launch vessel for the QinetiQ 1 programme to break the world altitude record for a manned balloon. The target altitude of 25 miles (132,000ft) would take the two pilots into the stratosphere. The giant helium-filled balloon has a 9-acre area and is as high as the Empire State Building. An attempt on the record in September 2003 was aborted after an 8m tear appeared in the helium balloon envelope during launch. The next attempt is scheduled for 2005.

TRIMARAN HULLFORM TRIALS PROGRAMME
The trials programme to determine the suitability of the trimaran hullform began in October 2000. The first phase of the trials was directed to examining and confirming the naval architectural performance. Triton successfully completed replenishment at sea (RAS), structural loading and seakeeping trials and landing and take-off trials by a Royal Navy Lynx Mk 8 helicopter. The trials were completed in September 2002, successfully proving that the design could operate in exactly the same way as an equivalent mono-hull vessel.

Triton is now being used as a general trials ship for a range of military and commercial systems. The ship can be used as a testbed for a range of naval systems including sonobuoys, small towed underwater systems, electronic warfare and the development of signature control technologies.

ADVANTAGES OF TRIMARAN DESIGN
The advantages of a trimaran hullform over conventional mono-hulls are thought to be: reduced costs, reduced signature, significantly less drag increased speed, increased length, giving greater stability, and more room for the upper deck, which could be used for the flight deck as well as hangars for helicopters and extra armaments.

APPLICATIONS
The Trimaran development has been driven by frigate type applications. Concept studies have been carried out for other roles including offshore patrol, concept studies for future vessel development – for example, the Mini Landing Platform Helicopter ship (Mini LPH), fast roll-on/roll-off rapid deployment support ships, and air-capable stealth vessels.

DEMONSTRATOR VESSEL CONSTRUCTION
The demonstrator is built at two thirds the size of a full-scale warship and although not armed it is capable of carrying containerised Naval military systems at sea. The 90m length of the Trimaran demonstrator meets the structural constraints of the ship's plating and longitudinal stiffening.

The main hulls and bridge deck are of steel construction. The propulsion system consists of two 2 Paxman 12VP185 2MW diesel generators and two 350kW electric side thrusters with a single central screw. QinetiQ has replaced the fixed pitch propeller with a new composite propeller. The five-bladed composite propeller has a diameter of 2.9m. The use of the lighter composite allows for thicker blades which reduces vibration and consequently acoustic signature. Dowty Propellers manufactured the blades and Watrsila Propulsion the nickel aluminum bronze hub.

A comprehensive ballast system accommodates trials in various operating conditions. The structure will accept containerised trials equipment. The flight deck strength is to be rated to accommodate a Lynx helicopter and be capable of operating unmanned aerial vehicles.

Provision is made for future electric propulsion trials involving the installation of exchange permanent magnetic main motors, a battery/fuel cell compartment, and flight deck and engine room sites for at-sea tests of future gas turbine alternators. The demonstrator will accommodate integrated technology masts.

The engines exhaust between the hulls as a method of reducing the thermal signature of the ship. Low noise and radar signatures are achieved using commercially available materials and services.

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
The Triton navigation suite includes Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Bridgemaster E S-band and X-band flat screen radars with ARPA (automatic radar plotting aids), two Northrop Grumman (Litton) LMX400 GPS receivers, Furuno Loran-C receiver, Northrop Grumman Electronic Chart System and Skipper GDS 101 echo sounder.

Satellite communications systems include Northrop Grumman (Litton) INMARSAT SAT-C and INMARSAT SAT-M and Nera INMARSAT SAT-B.

TRIALS INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM
The demonstrator has two laboratories. One laboratory houses the Trials Instrumentation System (TIS) which collects data including wind speed and direction, temperature, wave height and ship's motion, and the other is for general trials purposes. The TIS system can record over 400 channels of data at sampling rates of either 20Hz, 200Hz or 2,000Hz. All the data is time-stamped from a GPS sourced time synchronisation signal. TIS sensors include: Miros WAVEX wave height radar, TSK wave height radar, Trimble AGPS system, AGI windspeed and environmental monitoring system

it doesnt have space for weapons. should be a patrol boat or logistics...

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damn... net54 as errors, i amde a really long reply but it didnt come out. this page cannot be displayed...

anyway, in theiry this ship can outrun a torpedoe.
also, imagin 50 of these boats as kamikze. invincible..lol. remote controlled. BTW, even if a tor. was fired the boat is very high in the water, no deeper than 2 ft, you will ahve to be very lucky...

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sorry. who was second then?

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Western comments on China's new stealth FAC
May 6 2004 at 1:01 AM
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The Chinese navy has developed a new stealthy trimaran fast attack craft (FAC) design. It will probably grow into a larger more versatile platform, similar to the U.S. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. The use of advanced trimaran hull shows that the Chinese are able to incorporate advanced European and Australian fast ferry technology a bit faster than the U.S., as American programs to use these ships and this hull technology are only in the design and experiment stage. While the U.S. did use some Australian designed fast ferries in the 2003 Iraq invasion, the U.S. does not have ships coming off the lines, like the Chinese do. On one level, this new FAC is a Chinese program to replace old conventional hull designs, and to exceed the capabilities of Taiwan's new stealthy FAC design. The trimaran hull configuration confers greater high speed capability in heavy weather, while providing a large deck space for multiple uses.

This first ship appears to be focused on the FAC mission, and appears to be designed for the installation of anti-ship missile launchers amidship (in the middle of the ship). But we can safely expect that the Chinese will soon design and build larger models that can carry UAVs and small boats for landing commandoes, as the U.S. may soon be doing. The Chinese will probably already have its version of the digital connectivity which lies at the heart of the LCS program. So here we have an area of military technical competition in which the Chinese are demonstrating creativity and a potential ability to match the U.S. just as it is embarking on a new direction in naval warship and combat tactics modernization.

The new Chinese FAC design also demonstrates that the real naval threat from China is not aircraft carriers and large destroyers bought from Russia. No, the real threat is quiet diesel submarines and small ships like this new FAC. The real potential of this new design would be its use in co-ordination with their diesel subs and, possibly, theater ballistic missiles with precision guidance. A combination like that could enable the Chinese to deny the U.S. Navy the ability to safely move in some vital areas, such as the waters surrounding Taiwan.




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Did someone comment on this saying the British already created this?


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yeah, i made a post on the same thing. its called new chinese stealth catamaran.

check there

hawkss, you failed to mention the british ship, triton? aswell.

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since this is the same thing, it should go here.

I condemn the Imperialist - Christian genocide of the Iraqis , NAtive Americans , Muslims , Chinese , Vietnamese , Somalians , Koreans , .... and others in the Double faced - Disgusting imperialist empire also known as the West .

If its against us Asians, it is treated as a small matter, if the same Incident happens against the west it is an ASTROCITY