A small-waterplane-area twin hull, better known by the acronym SWATH, is a catamaran design that minimizes hull cross section area at the sea's surface. Minimizing the ship's volume near the surface a
German Navy research ship Planet
German Federal Coast Guard customs cruiser Helgoland
Littoral combat ship
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A littoral combat ship is a relatively small surface vessel designed for littoral warfare in near-shore operations. There are two LCS ship classes deployed by the United States Navy. The LCS was "envi
The U.S. trimaran USS Independence
USS Freedom on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment
Aerial view of USS Freedom
Port-aft view of an Independence-class LCS