Sea Shadow

1983 to 2006

Program History
DARPA / Navy Sponsor
Designed & Built in 23 Months CY 83-85
At-sea Signature Testing CY 85-86
Reactivated & Modified CY 92-93
Signature & Performance Testing CY 93
Fleet Exercise CY 94
Analysis & Applications CY 86-87 & 93-97
Fleet & Industry Test Ops in San Diego
CY 97-06

Dimensions & Outline

Displacement
560 LT
Overall Length
164 Ft
Beam, Maximum
68 Ft
Draft
14.5 Ft
Lower Hull Dia, Max
10 Ft
Upper Hull Clearance
8 Ft
Propulsion
Diesel Electric
Sea State
Operate
SS-4
Survive
SS-5
Range*
1000NM @ 10 Kt
Payload Capability
51 LT
* Required range; tank volume
accommodates 2250 NM

Improved Seakeeping

0
STRUT CANT
15
30

8
12
WAVE PERIOD IN SECONDS

16

45

HEAVE AMPLITUDE
WAVE HEIGHT

HEAVE MOTION RESPONSE

CANTED STRUTS

20
Q4-1010/005

Power & Propulsion System

600/440V
XFMR

PORT

SWTCHGR
SCR'S

750 KW
600V GEN

DIESEL

STBD

OIL LUBE
S.T. BRG
PROP

FLEX
COUPLING
TILT PAD
THRUST BRG

800 HP
DC PROP
MOTOR
4:1
REDUCTION
GEAR

BRIDGE
CONTROL
COMMON
BEDPLATE
RESILIANT
MOUNTS

Reduced Manning Bridge

Reduced Manning Engineering Station

Ship Monitoring & Control System

LOWER HULL (PORT)
PASSAGE
PROPULSION/STABLIZER
ROOM

RTU-6

PUMP RM
FXTU-4

CANARD RM
RTU-4

FXTU-2

RTU-2
SWITCH GEAR RM

BRIDGE
COMPUTER
B

DGDU-2 DGDU-2
DIESEL GENERATOR RM

COMPUTER
A

DGDU-1 DGDU-1

RTU-1
FXTU-1

RTU-5

FXTU-3

RTU-3

LOWER HULL (STBD)

UPPER
HULL

Distributed Computing Demonstration

PROP MOTORS

MOTION
CONTROL
PANEL

S ER VO
A MP
R A CK

HD-1
CMPTR

HDG GRYO
VERT GRYO
DOPPLER

NAV
SENSORS
INU

HD-2
CMPTR
NAV
CMPTR

ETHERNET

CONTROL FINS

MC
CMPTR

TLM X C VR
GP S RX

NATU

FU E L X FER &
B A LLA ST SY S
E LEM EN TS
E NGI N EE RI N G &
A LA R MS SY S
E LEM EN TS

PAN EL
IN DICATORS

FU E L X FER
TE R M U N IT S
( FXT Us)

B
CMPTR

R EM OTE TE RM
U N ITS (R TU s)

A
CMPTR

HD-3
CMPTR

PAN EL
IN DICATORS
& SWITCHES

Manufacturing

Hughes Mining Barge

Modified to support Sea Shadow at-sea Ops

Hughes Mining Barge (former life)

Hughes Mining Barge

Modular Construction
13
15

16

11

14

8
9
5
4
10
6

2
1

12
7

4 Separate Hull Module

Fabrication Facilities
HTS Frames
HY 100 Shell

1A

HMB with Construction Structure

Propulsion Systems

Bridge Development & Test Bed

January 1985

February 1985

STBD Bow

STBD Stern

Port Stern

Stern

Payload Bay

Ready for Sea Testing

Transit Under Bay Bridge

Under Golden Gate Bridge

Headed to Santa Cruz Island

Santa Cruz Operations

SCARF
Santa Cruz Acoustic Range Facility

SCRIF
Santa Cruz Radar Imaging Facility

SCRIF
The Radars

Testing on the Santa Cruz Range

Crew Access from SC Island to HMB

Transit Boat Access Dock

386 Stairs and Trail

to Bunk House

Small Boats replaced by Helo

Small Boat Docking to side of HMB

Helo Landing on HMB

HMB and Single Point Moor at SCI

Helo Landing on the HMB

San Francisco Bay Operations

Sec Def Dr William Perry 1993

Dr Perry Receiving Gratuitous Advice

San Diego Operations

HMB 1 with Sea Shadow

Naval Station San Diego Pier

Misc

From the Newsstand at the Grocery Store

Arsenal Ship
LMMS MARINE SYSTEMS

MISSILE SHIP
CONCEPT ARRGT
FULL LOAD DISPL - 20,000 LT
9/13/95

11.14 in
VLS

NTACMS

LOA

HELO PAD

VLS

MLRS

ELEV
ELEV

1.22 in

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

PLAN
OUTBOARD PROFILE
1.22 in
1.12 in
at Mn Dk

15 deg

WEAPONS PAYLOAD
VLS - 384 TUBES

DWL 26'-6" ABL

2 - MLRS LAUNCHERS
144 M26 PODS STOWED
(864 M77 ROCKETS)

VLS
TK

TK

TK

TK

02
01
MN DK

Mn Dk 42-9" ABL
2nd Dk 33-9" ABL
3rd Dk 24'-9" ABL
1st Platf 15-0" ABL
Innerbottom 5'-0" ABL

Baseline

Baseline

1.16 in

2 - NTACMS LAUNCHERS
144 WEAPONS PODS STOWED

on DWL

OUTBOARD PROFILE
BOW VIEW

MIDSHIP SECTION

NTACMS

MLRS
MLRS LAUNCHER RM
& READY RM
(66 M26 POIDS)

COMM CTR
BRIDGE

STRG GR RM
02
01
MN DK
2nd DK
3rd DK

ELEX
MAG
UNASS

1st PLATF

VLS
(64)

VLS
(64)

VLS
(64)

PUMP RM

BLST TK

630

581

531

VLS
(64)

481

STACK

GALLEY MESS DK GTG SPACE

CREW LIV CREW LIV GTG SPACE
UNASS
UNASS
SWGR RM
MTR RM
AMR
FUEL

431

394

357

STACK
CIC
GTG SPACE ELEX EQUIP
GTG SPACE
OFF LIV
SWGR RM
CPO LIV
AMR
FUEL/BLST

307

257

VLS
(64)

207

VLS
(64)

MAG
BLST TK

BLST TK

157

GUN MAG
GUN MAG
UNASS
PUMP RM

107

EMERG GEN
STOWAGE
STOWAGE
UNASS

57

DWL 26-6" ABL

BASELINE
7

STATIONS IN FEET

10.83 in

INBOARD PROFILE
A.MANNINO

MK V Patrol Boat
Statistics
Length Overall

82 ft.

Beam, maximum

17.5 ft.

Draft (max.
static)

5 ft.

Displacement

57+ tons in operational configuration

Speed

50 knots

Hull Design

Mono hull, 5086 series aluminum

Propulsion

2 x 2285 HP MTU 12V396 TE94 engines

Propulsor

2 x KaMeWa K50S Waterjets

Fuel Capacity

2600 gallons fuel capacity

Nav System

Radar, GPS, LORAN, chart plotter, fathometer, flux

gate compass

Communication
s Systems

VHF-BTB, VHF-FM, UHF/VHF-FM UHF AM/FM,

LOS/SATCOM, VHF-High Band, HF, UHF-handheld,
data, IFF

Accommodation
s

5 crew; up to 16 passengers and up to 4 CRRC + 6

outboard motors and fuel

Builder

Halter Marine Inc., Gulfport, Miss.

Weapons Load

5 mounting positions for 7.62 mm machine guns or

miniguns, .50 Cal heavy machine guns, 40mm
grenade launchers; improvements include 7.62mm
gatling guns, twin .50 Cal, 25mm guns, STINGER
Surface-to-Air Missiles

Adm Hogg (ret)

Director Strategic Studies Group

March 2005
20 Years of Operations

Don Young with his Team

Sea Shadow Ready for Sea

HMB Crew

Family Day 1993

SS Bridge A Favorite Spot for a Photo

Sea Shadow

th
20

Anniversary

The People that made it Happen

The People

HMB 1 with Sea Shadow

Suisun Mothball Fleet with USS Iowa

Assembled by Dick Paquette

dickpaquette@adelphia.net