050205-N-8497H-004 Whidbey Island, Wash. (Feb. 5, 2005) – Ship Sponsor, Lynne Hunter christens the Navy's newest ship, the Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (X-Craft), Sea Fighter (FSF 1), at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Wash. Sea Fighter will be used to evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system of high-speed vessels. The X-Craft is a high-speed aluminum catamaran that will test a variety of technologies, which will allow the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters. Navy photo by Photog

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050205-N-8497H-004 Whidbey Island, Wash. (Feb. 5, 2005) – Ship Sponsor, Lynne Hunter christens the Navy's newest ship, the Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (X-Craft), Sea Fighter (FSF 1), at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Wash. Sea Fighter will be used to evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system of high-speed vessels. The X-Craft is a high-speed aluminum catamaran that will test a variety of technologies, which will allow the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral or near-shore waters. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Lewis S. Hunsaker (RELEASED) US Navy 050205-N-8497H-004 Ship Sponsor, Lynne Hunter christens the Navy's newest ship, the Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (X-Craft), Sea Fighter (FSF 1)

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