An aerial view of the Tugboat HARBOR COMMANDER, Pacific Tugboat Services, pushing the experimental Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship Sea SLICE on its return to homeport at Naval Station (NS) San Diego. The SLICE is a new, patented ship technology that enables SWATH ships to operate at higher speeds while retaining their characteristic low motions in a seaway. SLICE technologys key innovation is reduction of wave making drag, accomplished by its four teardrop-shaped submerged hulls
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Station, San Diego
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
30/11/2005
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The U.S. National Archives
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