JOINT PRODUCTION OF HYDROFOIL PROPOSED

Grumman Corporation has proposed a joint production programme with British industry, valued at approximately 10 million pounds sterling, for a new class of patrol hydrofoil boats being offered to the Royal Navy for its fisheries patrol duties. Called the Flagstaff Mark II, this new 95-ton hydrofoil, capable of speeds up to 50 knots, is an improved version of an earlier Flagstaff currently in service with the U.S. Coast Guard. The Mark II can operate foilborne in 10-foot sea conditons. When hullborne, the Mark II performs like a conventional patrol vessel. The boat's design makes it suitable for combat missions or long-range patrols required for ocean surveillance and fisheries protection.

• Corporate Authors:

  Kalerghi Publications

  51 Welbeck Street
  London W1,   England 
• Publication Date: 1978-7

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.
• Serial:
  • Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
  • Publisher: Kalerghi Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Hydrofoil boats; Operations; Patrol boats; Vehicle design; Vessel operations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Hydrofoil craft
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00189434
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Transport, Canada
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 1979 12:00AM