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Sea Slice

Prototype SWATH Vessel:

Laid down, date unknown, at Nichols Brothers Shipyard, Pacific Marine & Supply Co. Ltd.

Launched, date unknown

Sea Slice is a prototype experimental SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull ) vessel being tested by the Navy. SWATH technology allows ships to operate at higher speeds while retaining their characteristic low motions in a seaway

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold to Advanced Offshore Solutions, Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2015

Final Disposition, scrapped at Esbjerg, Denmardk, circa April-May 2019

Specifications:
Displacement 180 t.
Length 104'
Beam 32'
Draft unknown
Complement unknown
Speed 30 Kts.
Range unknown

Armament

Guns one 35mm Oerlikon Contraves Millemium Naval Revolver Gun System

Missiles Lockheed Martin Missile Systems & Fire Control LAM (Loitering Attack Munition).

Propulsion unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
020802-N-2706D-?	158k	Aerial view of the experimental Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship *Sea Slice, an experimental ship built by Lockheed-Martin, operating off the coast of Port Hueneme, CA., 3 August 2002, during Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet (FBE-J). Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet is a joint warfighting experiment combining both live field forces and computer simulation at various locations throughout the United States during “Millennium Challenge 2002” (MC-02). Millennium Challenge is the nation's premier joint integrating event, bringing together both live field exercises and computer simulations throughout the Department of Defense. Note; Sea Slice* is carrying modular mission packages, which simulate the US Navy's proposed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The modular mission packages provide a range of warfare capabilities, including Mine Countermeasures (MCM), Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW), Force Protection and Time Critical Targeting. Some of its weapons tested during FBE-J include the joint Lockheed Martin and Oerlikon Contraves 35mm Millennium Gun and the NetFires System and launcher, intended to launch Loitering Attack Munitions (LAM). US Navy photo #'s, 020802-N-2706D-? and 020802-N-2706D-002 by JO2 Terry Dillon.	Robert Hurst
020802-N-2706D-002	353k		Robert Hurst
	259k	*Sea Slice* (foreground) passes the docked high-speed Catamaran HSV-1X (IX-532) Joint Venture. Upper left is the hospital ship *USNS Mercy* (T-AH-19)**, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
	2005k	An aerial view of the experimental Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship *Sea Slice* as she returns to her homeport of Naval Station San Diego. *Sea Slice* is a new, patented ship technology that enables SWATH ships to operate at higher speeds while retaining their characteristic low motions in a seaway. *Sea Slice* technology’s key innovation is reduction of wavemaking drag, which is accomplished by its four teardrop-shaped submerged hulls. US Navy photo # 051130-N-9866B-004 San Diego (Nov. 30, 2005) by JO2 Zack Baddorf.	Darryl Slater
	37k	*Sea Slice* underway, date and location unknown Photo courtesy shipspotting.com	Robert Hurst
	246k	Aerial view of the experimental Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship *Sea Slice* as she returns to her homeport of Naval Station San Diego, CA., 30 November 2005. *Sea Slice* is a new, patented ship technology that enables SWATH ships to operate at higher speeds while retaining their characteristic low motions in a seaway. *Sea Slice's technology’s key innovation is reduction of wavemaking drag, which is accomplished by its four teardrop-shaped submerged hulls. US Navy photo # 051130-N-9866B-003* by JO2 Zack Baddorf.	Robert Hurst
	25k	Ex-US Navy Sea Slice being lifted aboard the Heavy Lift Vessel *Frauke* at San Diego in September 2015. Ex-*Sea Slice* will be operated by Advanced Offshore Solutions of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The ship will be primarily used for offshore work in the renewal energy sector.	Tug Towing and Offshore Newsletter, 23 September 2015
09770308	143k	Ex-US Navy Sea Slice tied up at Esbjerg, Denmark, 19 May 2017. Note Maersk *Giant 2* in background. Photo courtesy of Doctor Kark-Heinz Hochhaus. This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.	Robert Hurst
09770309	203k	Ex-US Navy Sea Slice tied up at Esbjerg, Denmark, prior to being broken up, 7 April 2019. Photo courtesy of Thomas Dahlstrom Nielson. This file is licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.	Robert Hurst
09770310	282k	Ex-US Navy Sea Slice being broken up at Esbjerg, Denmark, 10 May 2019. Photo by MinorTH (real name unknown). This file is licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.	Robert Hurst