Feature 2 | ADVANCED HULLFORMS
Joint Venture (HSV X1) pulls a Special Boat
Team (SBT) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)
out of the water whilst deployed to the
Central Command Area of Responsibility in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
TSV-1X Spearhead prepares to dock at Pyongtaek Port, Republic of Korea, to offload operating the Incat 86m wave-piercing
troops and tactical equipment. catamaran HMAS Jervis Bay during the
East Timor crisis.
The Incat 112m design that forms the
basis of the consortium’s submission is
derived from the largest catamaran ever
built in Australia. Already proven in
commercial service it provides a high level
of sea-keeping and comfort, even on rough
open sea routes. Power is supplied by four
diesel engines, each rated at 9000kW at
1000rev/min.
The US Navy has also awarded Bath
Iron Works, the subsidiary of General
Dynamics, one of the three contracts
to develop a preliminary design for the
JHSV. Work to be performed during the
next six months by Bath Iron Works and
its teammate Rolls-Royce includes the
Swift, moored pier-side at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek before departing for the functional definition of the ship structure,
west coast of Africa. While in Africa, Swift took part in the Global Fleet Station (GFS), Africa systems, and general arrangements of ship
Partnership Station (APS), visiting countries such as Togo, to distribute humanitarian relief. spaces.
The ship concept proposed by Bath Iron
Works and Rolls-Royce is based on a Rolls-
contract, and is working with Incat Tasmania on terrorism and during Operation Iraqi Royce design for a roll-on/roll-off passenger
Pty Ltd, and partner Revolution Design Pty Freedom, and have been deployed to the vessel. The steel monohull design features a
Ltd, on the programme. Horn of Africa, Persian Gulf, and Southeast combined diesel and gas turbine propulsion
Incat Chairman Robert Clifford said: Asia. plant, waterjets, self sustaining roll-on/roll-
‘As one of three companies chosen for the In addition, HSV-2 Swift supported relief off and load-on/load-off capabilities, a large
preliminary design contract, the Incat operations in Indonesia and in the US Gulf cargo area, and a flight deck for helicopter
consortium is well placed to proceed to the Coast region following hurricane Katrina. operations.
next build contract phase thanks to its vast In both cases, Swift’s high speed and shallow Bath Iron Works president Dugan
and successful experience providing three draught combined to make it an ideal Shipway said: ‘We are extremely pleased
vessels for intensive US military service.’ platform for the delivery of relief supplies that the Navy has selected the BIW/Rolls-
The Incat-built high-speed vessels HSV- and support of other platforms operating Royce Team to further develop our JHSV
X1 Joint Venture, TSV-1X Spearhead, and in the area. During operations following concept. We have a strong relationship
HSV-2 Swift, have already been employed Katrina, Swift was able to access ports with the Rolls-Royce family that extends
by the US Department of Defence for inaccessible to other ships in the logistics back to the very beginning of the DDG-51
experimentation and demonstration of force, and therefore played a critical role programme. This award allows us to bring
high-speed vessel technologies as well as for in the early delivery of supplies. The Royal the experience and success we have shared
logistics support. The craft have also been Australian Navy has also experienced the in the course of building 29 Aegis destroyers
used to support operations in the global war benefits of Tasmanian-designed vessels, into this very important programme.’ WT
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