Sea Jet

{{Short description|Naval testbed funded by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research.}}

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Sea Jet, or Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD), is a naval testbed funded by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research. The {{convert|133|ft|m|adj=on}} vessel is operated out of the Carderock Division's Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho.

Sea Jet was operated on Lake Pend Oreille, where she was used for test and demonstration of various technologies. Among the first technologies tested was an underwater discharge water jet from Rolls-Royce Naval Marine, Inc., called AWJ-21, a propulsion concept with the goals of providing increased propulsive efficiency, reduced acoustic signature, and improved maneuverability over previous Destroyer Class combatants.

Sea Jet demonstrated a few technologies that were integrated into the Zumwalt-class destroyer. Notable among these is the use of the tumblehome hull design.

File:US Navy 050823-N-7676W-052 The Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD), Sea Jet, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is a 133-foot vessel located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division.jpg

References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-x-sea-jet.htm |title=Sea Jet Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD) |work=GlobalSecurity.org |accessdate=16 March 2015}}

{{cite journal |url=http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/carderock/seaframe/issues/SEAFRAME-Vol1-Iss2.pdf |title=Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator |journal=Seaframe |publisher=United States Navy, Carderock Division |first=William |last=Palmer |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=12–13 |date=Fall 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.gizmag.com/go/4495/ |title=US Navy unveils Advanced Electric Stealth Ship Demonstrator |work=Gizmag |first=Mike |last=Hanlon |date=26 August 2005}}

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External links

[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-x-sea-jet.htm Sea Jet Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD)]

Category:2005 ships

Category:Experimental ships of the United States Navy

Category:Military research of the United States

Category:Evaluation methods