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The interesting coincidence between USS Sea Shadow (1982) and CSS Virginia (1862)


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The interesting coincidence between  USS Sea Shadow (1982) and CSS Virginia (1862)

Far away from its time is the thing, that you might notice when you see those two images. The upper one (Image I) is portraying the modern naval USS Sea Shadow (IX-529)(1) experimental Stealth ship, which was created by Lockheed-Martin, and the image below (Image II) is portraying the CSS Virginia (2), the ironclad from the Civil War Era. The thing why the hull of the CSS Virginia, what is ironclad from 1862 is that the ammunition of the cannons would not transfer their impact energy to the hull of the ship. And the reason why Sea Shadows hull has this form is that it should point the radar echo away from the hull. 

The thing that I must say that CSS Virginia is far ahead its time because that structure is effective against the explosive ammunition, and the slanting armor of tanks like T-34 and Sherman have made them effective. But for some reason, the use of slanting armor has been forgotten in the battleships and warships until the new DDG-1000 "Zumwalt" (3) class ships have been commissioned. Production of that ship class has been canceled and the two of that class have been built. But as you see the image of the CSS Virginia shows a similar structure with the Sea Shadow. 

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And of course, that makes some fascinating thoughts about "forgotten technology". I don't know your opinion, but the similarities of those ships are very easy to notice, and maybe there were also other reasons for making that Sea Shadow, then what the U.S Navy wanted to tell. But both ships are part of the history, and that thing is what makes them fascinating. 

One of the most well-known ships from history is CSS Virginia, which was sunk at the Battles of Hampton Road in 1862 by the USS Monitor. The second ship is USS Sea Shadow, which is one of the first stealth-experiment ships in history. The thing is that those ships are looking similar, what causes interesting ideas and thoughts about those ships, and the naval history is always interesting.

Everybody knows that the navy ever tells things, what it must not tell. And you might see similarities in the structure of those ships or vessels hull. And a similar structure is the reason, why I chose those images in this text. At this point, I must say that the engineers who are working in this kind of project don't know what is the use of those vehicles in the operational use. 





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