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The US Navy (USN) Littoral (near-shore waters) Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC-X) sits moored to the dock at the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Shipyard, Freeland, Whidbey Island, Washington (WA), ready for its christening ceremony when it will officially become the USN Fast Ship Frame Class, USS SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1). The SEA FIGHTER will help to evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and the propulsion systems of high-speed catamaran style vessels

A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), from the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer, USS GONZALEZ (DDG 66), transports Moroccan Naval personnel, from the Moroccan Navy Floreal Class Frigate, HASSAN II (FFGHM 612), to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean (AOC). The HASSAN II and another Moroccan Navy Frigate will escort the KEARSARGE through the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea so that it can participate in a regularly scheduled deployment in the Mediterranean in support of the Global war on Terrorism (GWOT)

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RIHB) from the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class; Guided Missile Frigate, USS CARR (FFG 52) (not shown), come to the aid of distressed vessel off the coast of Sierra Leone, Africa. The small craft, with a crew of six men, had been at sea for 35 days and was without a working motor, food, or water. Within two hours, crew members dispatched from CARR had the vessel moving under its own power and had replenished supplies with enough food and fuel to get the vessel back to land safely

US Navy (USN) Sailors recover a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat after a USN Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team used it to perform a drill aboard the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer (AEGIS) USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54) during Exercise MULTI-SAIL 2006 in the Pacific Ocean. MULTI-SAIL 2006 is designed to help USN Sailors in the Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF)maximize their combat readiness by practicing maneuver training between ships. The training also gives the USN Sailors a chance to operate in multi-ship environment

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RIHB) from the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class; Guided Missile Frigate, USS CARR (FFG 52) (not shown), come to the aid of distressed vessel off the coast of Sierra Leone, Africa. The small craft, with a crew of six men, had been at sea for 35 days and was without a working motor, food, or water. Within two hours, crew members dispatched from CARR had the vessel moving under its own power and had replenished supplies with enough food and fuel to get the vessel back to land safely

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard a USN Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) conduct operations with the USN Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49) during the annual EXERCISE COBRA GOLD 2006 in the Gulf of Thailand (THA). This year is the 25th anniversary of COBRA GOLD, a combined annual joint training exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

US Navy (USN) SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Team members use a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to conduct training drills topside on the USN Los Angeles Class: Attack Submarine USS TOLEDO (SSN 769), at sea in the Atlantic Ocean. SDV missions include clandestine insertion, ordnance delivery, location and recovery of objects and reconnaissance. The USN Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis), USS COLE (DDG 67) is visible in the background

A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team returns to the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 88), returns after conducting a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO) on a merchant vessel traveling through the Northern Persian Gulf. MIOs contribute to security and stability at sea and in the littorals. VBSS teams from the US and coalition forces conduct compliant boarding in order to prevent terrorist attacks, illegal smuggling and for protection both shipping and the environment. The PREBLE, home ported in San Diego, California (CA), is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) in support...

A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), passes the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS BENFOLD (DDG 65). The ship, home ported in San Diego, California , is currently deployed with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) battle group under the US Navys Fifth Fleet. BENFOLD is currently conducting Multinational Maritime Interception Operations as part of the UN sanctions against Iraq. Persian Gulf, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) rests on a launch rail aft of the mission bay onboard the USN Littoral (near-shore waters) Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC-X), which is moored to the dock at the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Shipyard, Freeland, Whidbey Island, Washington (WA), ready for its christening ceremony when it will officially become the USN Fast Ship Frame Class, USS SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1). The SEA FIGHTER will help to evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and the propulsion systems of high-speed catamaran style vessels

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Base: Lsc-X (FSF 1)

Scene Camera Operator: JOCS John F Williams, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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04/02/2005
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navy usn rigid hull inflatable boat rigid hull inflatable boat rhib launch rail launch rail mission bay onboard mission bay onboard near shore waters near shore waters surface lsc x dock nichols brothers builders shipyard nichols brothers boat builders shipyard freeland whidbey island whidbey island washington ceremony fast ship frame usn fast ship frame class uss sea fighter uss sea fighter fsf sea fighter hydrodynamic performance hydrodynamic performance behavior flexibility mission flexibility propulsion systems propulsion systems catamaran style vessels us navy ships united states ships washington state us navy high resolution usn littoral jocs john f williams catamaran style vessels surface craft experimental us national archives