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Shipbuilder Austal announced on 15 April that it had delivered the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) to the US Navy (USN)
The vessel, USNS Trenton , is part of a USD1.6 billion programme to amalgamate the previously separate US Army Theater Support Vessel (TSC) and the USN and US Marine Corps High Speed Connector (HSC) projects. Trenton was handed over on 13 April and joined four sister vessels currently in service with the US Military Sealift Command.
"We have received many positive reports about how the first four JHSVs have been performing in the fleet, and we are encouraged about the future of the JHSV programme," said Austal's CEO Andrew Bellamy in a statement marking the delivery.
According to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships , the JHSV can embark up to 312 troops and carry 545 tonnes of equipment and supplies. The vessel has a top speed of 43 kt and a standard range of 1,200 n miles at 35 kt.
Austal will deliver a further five JHSVs from the company's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Three of those are currently being build, the company said.
"We have received many positive reports about how the first four JHSVs have been performing in the fleet, and we are encouraged about the future of the JHSV programme," said Austal's CEO Andrew Bellamy in a statement marking the delivery.
According to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships , the JHSV can embark up to 312 troops and carry 545 tonnes of equipment and supplies. The vessel has a top speed of 43 kt and a standard range of 1,200 n miles at 35 kt.
Austal will deliver a further five JHSVs from the company's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Three of those are currently being build, the company said.
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Yes!
Just as I had hoped.
This will be the SEAL's long sought after dry delivery vehicle. Takes off where the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) left off.
However, that specific vessel, the Proteus is a wet sub, right? At least that is what I think the article sais.
SamuraiBlue
Captain
Does it matter？
I believe they are using dry suits so it really doesn't matter that much whether the sub inside is dry or not.
If they are still using wet suits then there will be some down time to change their clothes.
Depressurizing shouldn't be much of a problem since the sub would be traversing at around 10~15m for less then an hour.
I believe they are using dry suits so it really doesn't matter that much whether the sub inside is dry or not.
If they are still using wet suits then there will be some down time to change their clothes.
Depressurizing shouldn't be much of a problem since the sub would be traversing at around 10~15m for less then an hour.
It does matter.
In certain conditions, even dry suits only work so long.
I used to do some heavy duty white water rafting on the Lochsa River in Idaho. We'd go every Spring when the water was high as a result of the Spring melt of snow in those mountains,.
Very cold water. Right around 33-34 degrees farenheit.
One year I was coming down with a friend in a two seat catamaran. In some heavy, heavy rapids, we flipped. My friend was picked up by our friends in the raft coming behind us...but their rope missed me and I washed on down.
I had an excellent dry suit on...but by the time I washed out and was able to swim to shore...I was in trouble. Thankfully, I was spared that day.
But my respect for that river and the big water grew immensely. From then on, I was not sticking my face into the haystacks and challenging the River so much. A couple of my friends would make fun of me every now and then...something about the "River had its way with you," and I would say to them, "Oh really? Well, take a dip for about a half mile in some of that big water and then get back to me."
Jura The idiot
General
in the Zumwalt Thread there was talking about shooting surface targets with rail-guns
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/us-navy-ddg-1000-zumwalt-class.t5546/page-31#post-336799
I'm curious about what will be the full height of the splash made by the shell fired from a rail-gun?
SD's own NavyRecognition said:
This is very good news and EXACLTY what I have been talking about for years.
With this type of exposure and these types of proposals towards the US Navy OTH ASM requirement for the LCS...we are going to see these vessels getting the ASM they need.
