Sci-fi?
Nope, just the latest US Naval Destroyer, built in Bath, Maine. I happened to see it several times last weekend, when it was christened:
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2 ... h/7657013/
Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
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Re: Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
Elliot Carver had one:
ETA:
An interesting example of reality imitating art, imitating reality...
http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/Stealth_ShipThe design of the ship was partly based on the Sea Shadow (IX-529) - an experimental stealth ship built by Lockheed for the United States Navy. Like the Sea Shadow, Carver's stealth ship uses the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, or SWATH, design. This is basically a catamaran-type shape that gives the ship a high proportion of deck area, making it large without being heavy and enabling it to handle in rough seas. A pair of hulls supporting the upper hull sit below the waterline, reducing the accompanying waves. Consequently, most of the ship's floatation runs beneath the waves, like a submarine.
ETA:
An interesting example of reality imitating art, imitating reality...
Re: Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
It's just waiting on laser beams and rail guns...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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Re: Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
Yeah, I thought that was way cool, too.
Heh. You saw that thing christened in your bath, Guin? WOW.
Oh, wait.....
Nevermind.
Heh. You saw that thing christened in your bath, Guin? WOW.
Oh, wait.....
Nevermind.
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Re: Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
Back to the future?
Re: Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
Whoops, sorry Econoline!
It was launched from the BIW Shipyard in October, but wasn't christened then because of the government shut down. So they finally got around to it this weekend. It is totally cool to see, and YES, it has lasers.
It was launched from the BIW Shipyard in October, but wasn't christened then because of the government shut down. So they finally got around to it this weekend. It is totally cool to see, and YES, it has lasers.
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What, we couldn't get sharks with frickin' lasers attached to their heads?
GAH!
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Re: Stealth ship, commanded by Captain James (A) Kirk
Lasers, schmasers. Does it have photon torpedoes?
ETA: A Captain Kirk ain't a Captain Kirk unless he can command, "Fire photon torpedoes!"!!
ETA: A Captain Kirk ain't a Captain Kirk unless he can command, "Fire photon torpedoes!"!!
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