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Defiant (USX-1)

Unmanned Surface Vessel:
  • Laid down, date unknown, by Serco at the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA.
  • Launched, March 2025
  • Delivered to the Navy, date unknown
  • Christened Defiant (USX-1) date unknown
  • Assigned to Pacific Fleet, Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron One, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One
  • Status, in service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 264.5 t.
    Length 180'
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Electronics unknown
    Complement 0
    Armament unknown
    Fuel Capacity - Diesel unknown
    Propulsion
    diesel engines
    water jets
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    Defiant
    0993000701    		 65k Defiant (USX-1), launch at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA., March 2025
    Defiant
    0993000702    		 52k Defiant (USX-1) after launching at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA., March 2025 TWZ
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