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[edit] Armor

Aluminum doesn't catch fire, as says the rumors. What aluminum does do, is melt at a lower temperature then other metals more commonly used for armor protection. I know of the cases during the Falkland's War, where aluminum hauled ships seemed to catch on fire, and burn, but this was not the case. Instead the cause was the result of flammable material coating the aluminum (paint, oil, grease) that would ignite, then melt the aluminum. It is safe to say that aluminum is probably not an ideal material to use in warship armor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.212.8.79 (talk • contribs)

[edit] SWATH

Sea Fighter is not a SWATH design. It's a conventional, high-speed catamaran. SWATH multi-hulls are very narrow at the water's surface and often have pontoon-like underwater structures. Sea Fighter's hulls do not do this.

Sea Fighter Catamaran Hulls

Typical SWATH Hulls —Preceding unsigned comment added by B.Smitty (talk • contribs) 14:45, 23 March 2008 (UTC)