A Mysterious Unmanned Warship Spotted off Washington’s Coast Raises Speculation

[mrwebb8825]

14 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

They are not ships, they are self righting lifeboats the same as most lifeboats around the world.

 

Perhaps you should do research before posting lies.

 

"The newest addition to the U.S.

Coast Guard fleet, a 47-foot rescue vessel designed and built by Textron Marine Systems (TMS), successfully righted itself in 5.3 seconds during its first test, conducted recently at the Textron shipyard in New Orleans. This patrol and rescue boat has the capability to roll over 360 degrees and self-right within 30 seconds."

 

https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/199009/content/textron-successfully-completes-200362 

[rough diamond]

25 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

Perhaps you should do research before posting lies.

 

"The newest addition to the U.S.

Coast Guard fleet, a 47-foot rescue vessel designed and built by Textron Marine Systems (TMS), successfully righted itself in 5.3 seconds during its first test, conducted recently at the Textron shipyard in New Orleans. This patrol and rescue boat has the capability to roll over 360 degrees and self-right within 30 seconds."

 

https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/199009/content/textron-successfully-completes-200362 

Please read my post!

They  are 47ft self righting lifeboats. A design that has been in use around the world since 1851! 

A design competition was sponsored by Algernon, Duke of Northumberland, in 1851, with one of the parameters being the “Power of self-righting.”. The eventual result of this competition was the development of the “standard” SR lifeboat of the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

 

[mrwebb8825]

47 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Please read my post!

They  are 47ft self righting lifeboats. A design that has been in use around the world since 1851! 

A design competition was sponsored by Algernon, Duke of Northumberland, in 1851, with one of the parameters being the “Power of self-righting.”. The eventual result of this competition was the development of the “standard” SR lifeboat of the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

 

Again, we seem to be at odds. Perhaps you should update your language skills to this century.

"Do Navy vessels have lifeboats?

There are rigid-hulled boats, such as the Captains Gig and the Motor Whaleboat which can be used as lifeboats, but not many and nothing named Lifeboat and dedicated to that use. There are, however, liferafts enough for all, and sufficient life jackets (personal flotation device) available for all.Nov 8, 2024"

[NickyLouie]

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DARPA, which serves as the U.S. Department of Defense’s research and development arm

 

 

[rough diamond]

8 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

Again, we seem to be at odds. Perhaps you should update your language skills to this century.

"Do Navy vessels have lifeboats?

There are rigid-hulled boats, such as the Captains Gig and the Motor Whaleboat which can be used as lifeboats, but not many and nothing named Lifeboat and dedicated to that use. There are, however, liferafts enough for all, and sufficient life jackets (personal flotation device) available for all.Nov 8, 2024"

Perhaps you should update your language skills to this century.

What have totally unpowered life rafts got to do with with self righting lifeboats?

Also remember the old adage that ships carry boats but boats don't carry ships.

[Tug]

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

China is probably already building 100 similar ships 🚢 on their own.

Actually in my humble opinion the brave Ukrainian people have shown the way forward in this particular discipline smaller autonomous drones !heck they have utterly destroyed all the Russian assets in their area with meager off the shelf homemade stuff.definitely an area of growth especially if it was properly funded.could you imagine one with the punch of a ww2 Japanese long lance torpedo that could operate for weeks waiting for targets!yeiks!smaller and stealthier is the way forward in my opinion.

[mrwebb8825]

13 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

the old adage that ships carry boats but boats don't carry ships

You mean this one:

The old saying "ships carry boats, but boats don't carry ships" generally suggests that larger vessels can accommodate smaller ones, a distinction that's mostly true, but modern technology and vessel designs have blurred those lines, allowing large ships to be carried on specialized carriers or even floating docks.

Go have another beer for breakfast and take a break for awhile. It'll sink in soon that this is not 1851.