Keywords: US Navy 041110-N-4385W-005 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Vern Clark, tours the Nichols Brothers shipyard where the Navy's X-Craft is currently under construction.jpg en Freeland Wash Nov 10 2004 - Chief of Naval Operations CNO Adm Vern Clark tours the Nichols Brothers shipyard where the Navy's X-Craft is currently under construction The X-Craft transformational program is a high-speed aluminum catamaran consisting of an advanced hull geometry designed to give the craft speeds of 50 knots or more The Office of Naval Research ONR has initial plans to conduct hydrodynamic experimentation as a test bed for Hull Mechanical and Electrical HME concepts for the Navy's new class of warship Littoral Combat Ship LCS U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael D Winter RELEASED 2004-11-10 041110-N-4385W-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 18762 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Michael D Winter PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Freeland Wash Vern Clark Sea Fighter ship 2005 |