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Navy Newest Ship is Pickup Truck of the Sea
Monday, September 19, 2011 -
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There’s not much inside the Navy’s newest ship, and that’s exactly how they like it. 338 feet long, 93 feet wide, low and blocky, USNS Spearhead is basically a thin aluminum shell wrapped around four diesel engines, rudimentary control facilities for its 40 crew plus 312 airline-style passenger seats. The rest of the $250-million, twin-hull catamaran vessel, christened this weekend, is empty space … with an expansive flight deck on top.

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