Today we are seeing more and more Stealth Ships coming out.
You have the Norweigan Skjold Patrol/Missile Boat, which is small(270tones), armed with 8 NSMs, Mistrals, and has a speed of up to 100km/h.
Then there is the Swedish Visby Stealth Corvete
It is armed wit 8 RBS-15F MkII missiles, RBS23 Bamse or ESSM SAMs, Torpedos and has a displacement of 600 tones. It can accomodate a single A109M for the Swedish Navy
The German 3500 tone MEKO Class Frigate, it is armed with 8 Exocets, and Unkhonto SAMs. It can accomodate a single helicopter.
The Layette Stealth Frigate has a displacement of 3500 tones, is armed with 8 Exocets, torpedos and lots of Crotales. It can accomodate a single helicopter, NH-90, Super Frelon or Panther or something smaller. There is a smaller cousin build for Singapore and accomodates Harpoons and Aster 15s
The future Russian Project 2038 Steregushchy Class Corvette will have a displacement of 1800-2000 tones, will be armed with something like 6 Klubs or 8 Urans, Kashtans/Shtil-1-VLs, Torpedoes and such and a single Ka-28 Helicopter.
Out of all these, the Visby and Skjold look the stealthiest.
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd February 2005 at 21:35
Yes they did, the USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD 968)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/aems.htm
I saw this ship on Monday flying into Philadelphia, she is docked in the naval shipyard. Looked cool from the top, though all her VLS cells were open and empty, either its being mothballed (judging by the poor state of the composite mast) or its in for repairs.
By: bring_it_on - 19th February 2005 at 18:05
… it looks like the ship is flashing a gigantic middle finger
lol lol lol lol lol
By: Hyperwarp - 19th February 2005 at 17:43
… it looks like the ship is flashing a gigantic middle finger!!! lol!
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By: wd1 - 19th February 2005 at 16:57
… it looks like the ship is flashing a gigantic middle finger!!! lol!
By: SteveO - 19th February 2005 at 15:47
Yes they did, the USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD 968)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/aems.htm
By: SteveO - 19th February 2005 at 15:43
Didn’t the US Navy fit a prototype integrated mast to a Spruance class destroyer?
By: JAZZ - 18th February 2005 at 09:58
Those Pics I promised
Modified Royal Schelde SeaArrow and Sigma designs with stealth masts.
By: JAZZ - 1st February 2005 at 19:11
Trying again
Modified Royal Schelde SeaArrow and Sigma designs with stealth masts.
By: 7seas - 27th January 2005 at 22:48
This is an integrated mast:
This is an integrated mast:
By: JAZZ - 27th January 2005 at 21:26
sorry-can not up load pic
sorry can’t seem to up load attachment…no feedback as to why…??
By: JAZZ - 27th January 2005 at 20:59
SeaArrow-Sigma
Interesting to see that Royal Schelde has been working with Thales to develop stealth mast concepts for their cirvette and OPV designs.
attached images that show modifications to their designs to incorporate sealthy masts.
By: Wanshan - 26th January 2005 at 19:21
Old stuff IMHO,
“Sea Arrow” , a concept from Royal de Schelde of more than 8 years ago.
Superseeded by the Sigma line, I thinkNeed the waybackmachine to find some stuff:
This may be one reason why RDM was into these concepts (another being export, like Royal Schelde Sigma-line export to Indonesia):
“Future Corvette: The RNlN will probably begin planning for the replacement of the two Jacob Vans Heemskerck and the first four units of the Karel Doorman class frigates around 2009. In guideline with the Defense White Paper 2000 objectives, fourteen major surface combatants will be retained. More than likely, a corvette sized vessel will replace the two classes of frigates”
Considering the weapons and sensor fit, they would be compatible with Karel Doorman class.
By: heeroyui - 26th January 2005 at 00:56
Hello
this that is????
By: Spectral - 26th January 2005 at 00:28
Ah, at least I got the name right 😀
By: Jonesy - 25th January 2005 at 23:22
Top work 7seas.
Hope VT get aways with their slight borrowing of design features:
VT’s Cerberus
By: 7seas - 25th January 2005 at 22:30
Old stuff
Old stuff IMHO,
“Sea Arrow” , a concept from Royal de Schelde of more than 8 years ago.
Superseeded by the Sigma line, I think
Need the waybackmachine to find some stuff:
By: Jonesy - 25th January 2005 at 21:57
Cant be sure on this one I’m afraid. That said if its not a Vospers design its doing a bloody good impression of one. In fact it looks a lot like a shrunk-down, monohull VT Cerberus corvette.
Other than that I cant help I’m afraid.
By: Spectral - 25th January 2005 at 18:04
I have that same pic saved on my pc under the name “Sea Arrow”. I think I remember vaguely that it was a french ( or british? ) proposal some years ago.
Maybe Jonesy might know more ?
By: dienekes - 25th January 2005 at 17:38
I ressurect this thread from the dead just to ask if someone has any info on this ship (model picture attached)
Thank you 🙂
By: dienekes - 7th January 2005 at 13:24
HAve you guys seen the new Mexican Navy Stealth Ships????
I’m trying to find info on them, can you guys help out?
You probably mean the Sierra class OPVs. Here is a link:
This is my first post in this forum, and I’m very glad being here! 🙂
A question of my own: has anyone any info about the South Korean and Venezuelan (build by Bazan) “stealth” FACs?
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