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TRITON

Description

The Triton Trimaran Research Ship is a technology demonstrator ship for the Royal Navy's Future Surface Combatant (FSC) frigate requirement, due to enter service from 2013 and replace the Type 23 frigates. Triton is the world's largest motor powered trimaran (triple-hulled) vessel, with a length of 90m and beam of 22m. Triton is owned by QinetiQ (formerly DERA, the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency), who funded the design and manufacture of the vessel used to quantify the structural and seakeeping performance of the trimaran.

Main info  Movement  Weapon Systems  Cargo  Construction  Research 

Movement

General

Fuel tank4500
Fuel Consumption16
Range281

Speed

Level deep submergedsubmergedfloatingground levellow-level flightflighthigh-level flightorbit
max. Speed n.a.n.a.81n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.

Terrain access

Terrain Type Accessible Requieres additionally Blocked by Fatal
shallow waterYES
forest YES
waterYES
deep waterYES
small rocks YES
large rocks YES
lava YES
riverYES
frozen water YES

Height Change

n.a.
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