Dogamarans

> Ryan M Gill wrote:

> The USN has several for sonar research. Had em before the aussies did

> T-AGOS 19-22 Victorious class ocean surveillance Ships

These aren't exactly "Fast Cats" at 16 knots. If you want to include such
ships, have a look at HMAS Rushcutter.

http://www.navy.gov.au/3_photo/rush001.jpg

Which predates the USN SWATH hulls by a few years (1989).

> My understanding is that since the hull is mostly below the WL it

Which makes catamarans ideal for Sonar work, minehunting etc. But rather
than the conventional Cat or SWATH, the wave-piercing Cat is rather a

> On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Alan E and Carmel J Brain wrote:

> These aren't exactly "Fast Cats" at 16 knots. If you want to include

I'd put that down to the power plant. Not the hull.
> Which predates the USN SWATH hulls by a few years (1989).

I thought the first 4 were mid 80s according to Toppan's page...

> And fast attack transports... which is what this thread was about.

Yep.