Sea Hunter under way in RIMPAC 2022 exercises
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Sea Hunter |
Builder | Leidos |
Acquired | April 2016 |
Identification | MMSI number: 369970970 |
Status | in service[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Unmanned surface vehicle |
Displacement | 135 tons (standard) 145 tons (full load) |
Length | 132 ft (40 m) |
Propulsion | 2x Diesel engines |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) |
Endurance | 30–90 day without supply |
Complement | None |
Armament | None |
Sea Hunter is an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) launched in 2016 as part of the DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program.[2] The ship was christened 7 April 2016 in Portland, Oregon. It was designed and built by Leidos.[3] The vessel continues the line of experimental "Sea" ships, including Sea Shadow, Sea Fighter, Sea Jet, and Sea Slice.[4] Sea Hunter is classified as a Class III USV and designated the Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV).[5]