STEALTH FAC (Fast Attack Craft)

[AsianAmerican]

Which countries produce the best type of FAC's? I heard the Australians have good FAC and the Chinese are building one that looks pretty nice.... Can someone give me pictures of FAC's around the world. Thanks

Looks like it can hold 8 SSM's (Using missile container to illustrate the size)

 

[Trevor]

The swedes have one too,(I think it's the swedes). They have the record for the largest stealth FAC.

 

[AlexKall]

We have a Swedish stealth corvette but i dont think its classified as a FAC but i may be wrong

If so, heres a picture of it:
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/visby/visby5.html

 

[Snauhi]

We have a Swedish stealth corvette but i dont think its classified as a FAC but i may be wrong

If so, heres a picture of it:
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/visby/visby5.html

yes i think that he mean that, but i dont really think that those ships are any good.

 

[AlexKall]

I hope they are as a the US is building a ship with that as a model With a composite hull

 

[AsianAmerican]

For More Information go to
http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/littoral/2208.asp :lol:

 

[AlexKall]

It really looks as if its ontop of the water

 

[egoz]

speaking of the swedes they're supposed to have one of the most modern navies with a lot of their ships being stealth. i'm not really sure how far the US is going to go with stealth ship development. there has been a few articles about it in Popular Mechanics and Popular Science, but that was the last i've heard of it.

 

[larsrq]

You guys are right. We do have stealth ships here in Sweden. It's teh visby class corvette.

Looks like this

http://www.fmv.se/index.asp?K=005003007&L=SE

I don't think it's operational yet but will be during next year.

It was actually Sweden who was the first to build a "Stealth" ship. USA said it couldn't been done... Now everybody is trying to build their own.

 

[AlexKall]

Its quite interesting to hear that they used Dimonds to cut the composite meterial but they noticed that this couldnt be done in a cost effective way, as they had to change the dimonds to often because of the strong material so they started using water in an extreem presure to cut it up.

Kockums is the one to make the hull or atleast help build the hull for the Littoral ship.

 

[larsrq]

I found a very interesting articel about the Visby class corvette.

http://www.marinnytt.mil.se/article.php?id=7398

It is all in Swedish but below you can see what was written in the guest book aboard HMS Visby


"Thanks for a most informative tour of your superb ship. You have a "leading edge" combat ship that will set the standard for the navies of the world. Your professionalism is greatly admired. Greg Johnson, Adm USN/CINCUSNAVEUR".

 

[Kinection]

Holy :cen:, the Swedes have a nice looking ship there.. do you have more info on this ship? How does it compare to what the US has?

 

[Uncle_Sam]

http://www.lowobservable.com/Ships.htm

 

[larsrq]

Here is a link about navalstealth that might interest you. It is in english.

http://www.kockums.se/AboutKockums/navalstealthmain.html

And I finish of with a link to pictures of my old ship. Can't help myself

http://www.3ysflj.mil.se/photo.php?id=3785&aid=2100&oid=

 

[Skywalker]

The turkish Shipyard Yonca-Onuk produce it's own Family of Stealth FBP/FAC. Onuk MRTP-Vessels are in service by turkish Coast Guard, Pakistan-Navy,Coast-Guard of TRNC and by the albanian Navy.

Onuk MRTP-15
http://www.yonca-onuk.com/mrtp_15.htm

Onuk MRTP-21
http://www.yonca-onuk.com/mrtp_21_u.htm

Onuk MRTP-29
http://www.yonca-onuk.com/mrtp_29.htm

Onuk MRTP-33
http://www.yonca-onuk.com/mrtp_33.htm

US Coast Gurad will Consider MRTP-33

US Coast Guard US Coast Guard is expected to consider the proven “Kaan33 class ONUK MRTP33 Fast Patrol Boats class and and their composites technology in the development of the Fast Response Cutter (FRC) of the Integrated Deep Water Program.

Yonca-Onuk JV Yonca-Onuk JV has a has a strong strong interest interest for for participating the Deep water Program with their participating the Deep water Program with their highly specialized, dedicated work force,experience and background of high technology.

We expect that ONUK MRTP33 and it’s scaled-up (x1,5) sister MRTP55 with their proven composite technology could be a strong benefit as a Non Development Item (NDI) to the FRC or Maritime Maritime
Patrol Patrol Coastal (MPC) programs.

http://www.americanturkishcouncil.org/files/conferences/2005/post.conference/tuesday.files/Murad%20Bayar%20(SSM).pdf

 

[Mohmar Deathstrike]

Norway has Skjold-class stealth PT Boats

http://www.knmskjold.org/norsk/index.html

 

[bulldogg]

Good thing its camouflaged or someone might see it coming. :lol:

 

[EnigmaNZ]

Personally I am very taken by this FAC for Greece. Pretty and powerful.

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/hellenic/

Here are some Vosper designs. They do build good looking and well armed vessels.

http://www.vosper.co.uk/picture_gallery2.htm