A Bombing Exposes the Navy’s Need for a New Type of Boat

In the 21st century, military superpowers face unpredictable small enemies. Stealth combat ships have evolved to fight this asymmetric threat. In 2000, American coal was attacked by terrorists and 17 American sailors were killed in that attack in Yemen. After that attack, I started thinking about why the Navy doesn't have a high-speed protection ship or a gun

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so they can protect their assets by asking about foreign countries. I quickly realized it was a complex problem and began studying different ship designs after four years of research, three years of construction and 22 million. dollars Gregg named the finished ship Phantom Phantom is designed for a multitude of fleet force protection roles or anti-piracy operations Can carry cannons or guided missiles such as the Griffin or Spike to eliminate maritime and land targets Carries special sensors for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance or act as an assault ship with room for 18 Navy SEALs, but the former wouldn't mean much unless Greg could find a way to keep the ship stable in rough waters.

One of the biggest problems that patrol

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s have today is trying to fire any weapon systems. The weapons systems are horrible, they are so unstable that you move so much that it is so difficult to aim. Their solution was an unusual looking design that shipbuilders call a stripe, a stripe travels underwater so wave impacts don't matter much to us because a wave impact can only hit the front of what we call our struts, which are very sharp and cut cleanly in two directions without exerting much force against the hull. The result is a much smoother ride, but the design poses another problem: the force of water resistance. against hulls, which could affect phantom speed.

I knew right away that I had to find a way to reduce hull friction and that led me to place the propellers at the front of the boat design. Basically we are pulling the boats through the water not pushing it and if you were pushing a boat like this into the water you could create structural problems with the boat. These front propellers also unlocked a revolutionary idea that would make the Ghost the fastest strip boat on the ocean. The key is a phenomenon called Cavitation. Cavitation itself is simply changing the water, like boiling it, except you are simply changing the pressure, not the temperature.

Fast-moving propellers create areas of lower pressure on their blades, causing water to boil at room temperature, creating a trail of steam bubbles or foam. What we are doing is creating underwater foam tunnels with the front of the propellers to fly through foam that is less dense than water, giving us much greater efficiency. The ghost has a top speed of 45 miles per hour, a world record for stripes. Science completely revitalizes me. I love it. I love doing things that other people haven't done before. The fast, stable and stealthy Phantom is a truly innovative combat ship.