SWIFT (MCS) class

Country of Origin: USA

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ship list


 0 SWIFT-class MINE COUNTERMEASURES SUPPORT SHIP (MCS)

 Name         SASDT No.      Chartered         Status
 SWIFT        HSV-2          Oct. 24, 2002     Stricken

description

This was a high-speed catamaran operated by the U.S. Navy. The ship has a wave-piercing catamaran design used to test speed, range and optimum payloads. This modified commercial vehicle and personnel ferry serves as a poor substitute for the prematurely stricken INCHON (MCS-12).

The SWIFT was delivered to the...

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