Fleet protection attack craft

摘要

A marine vessel comprising:
a command module;first and second buoyant tubular foils; andfirst and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel; andwherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water.

主权项

1. A marine vessel comprising:
a command module; first and second buoyant tubular foils; and first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively, the first and second buoyant tubular foils each comprising a cylindrical structure defined by a skin having an inner diameter and an outer diameter; wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel; wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water; and wherein the first and second engines each comprise aircraft gas turbine jet engines and are each characterized by high power, small size, low weight and an elongated cylindrical configuration for sliding disposition within the interior of the cylindrical structure and which closely match the inner diameter of the cylindrical structure of the buoyant tubular foil such that heat radiated from the gas turbine jet engine is transferred to water surrounding the buoyant tubular foil through the skin of the cylindrical structure.