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The US Navy (USN) X-Craft, SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1), underway outside the Port Of Everett, Washington (WA). Sea Fighter, a high-speed aluminum catamaran, will evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system of high-speed vessels and test a variety of technologies, allowing the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: underway Base: Port Of Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF More

The US Navy (USN) X-Craft, SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1), underway outside the Port Of Everett, Washington (WA). Sea Fighter, a high-speed aluminum catamaran, will evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system of high-speed vessels and test a variety of technologies, allowing the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Of Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Sw) E More

The US Navy (USN) X-Craft, SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1), underway outside the Port Of Everett, Washington (WA). Sea Fighter, a high-speed aluminum catamaran, will evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system of high-speed vessels and test a variety of technologies, allowing the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Of Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Sw) E More

The US Navy SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1), X-Craft, a high-speed aluminum catamaran, underway outside the Port Of Everett. The SEA FIGHTER will evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system of high-speed vessels. The X-Craft will test a variety of technologies, which will allow the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Of Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Rache More

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1), arrives at her new homeport: San Diego, California (CA). The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test a variety of technologies allowing the Navy to operate in littoral waters. With a base crew of 26 people, SEA FIGHTER will also provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: John F. William More

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1), arrives at her new homeport: San Diego, California (CA). The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test a variety of technologies allowing the Navy to operate in littoral waters. With a base crew of 26 people, SEA FIGHTER will also provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: John F. William More

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1), passes the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS RENTZ (FFG 46) as she arrives at her new homeport at San Diego, California (CA). The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test a variety of technologies that will allow the Navy to operate in littoral waters. With a base crew of 26 people, Sea Fighter will also provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: John F. William More

A US Navy (USN) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, Naval Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Squadron (HX-21), Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland (MD), prepares to land aboard USN SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1) during flight deck certification off the coast of San Diego, California (CA). Funded by the Office of Naval Research, the SEA FIGHTER is a high-speed aluminum catamaran that will test a variety of technologies, allowing the Navy to operate more efficiently in littoral or near-shore waters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John F. Williams, CIV, Usn Release Status: Relea More