From:	Marc Renouf renouf@********.com
Subject:	Shipping (was Re: the value of education)
Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:33:08 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, David Cordy wrote:

> There was also a stealth hydrofoil as well. I don't remember the name, but
> I do remember the news stories from when they were testing it on the S.F.
> Bay. It looked a lot like an elongated stealth fighter. Sorry, I don't
> have anything else.

That was the "SeaShadow." I don't recall it's designation. It
wasn't actually a hydrofoil, though. It was a SWATH (small
waterplane area, twin hull) design. Very stable, minimal wake, decent
speed. Also too damn expensive to be really useful. You're better off
launching stealth aircraft from carriers than trying to build stealth
ships, IMHO.

Marc