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Trimaran Frigate</div>
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A trimaran vessel with all-electric propulsion, multiple helicopters, and anti-ship missiles.</div>
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At
 the Dubai IDEX defense exposition, arms makers from around the world 
show off their latest wares. A notable debut at the recent 2017 show: a 
new, triple hulled Chinese warship design.</div>
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IDEX 2017: Chinese Navy to acquire new trimaran hull frigate. <a href="https://t.co/mmgwvy3VQh">https://t.co/mmgwvy3VQh</a> <a href="https://t.co/KuSgh9P0Rm">pic.twitter.com/KuSgh9P0Rm</a></div>
— dafeng cao (@xinfengcao) <a href="https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/834042589674221569">February 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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So what exactly are trimaran ships? The major distinction is they 
three hulls: one large, central one and two rearward smaller hulls 
connected by decks or girders. The design is used in the U.S. Navy's new
 USS Independence subclass of the Littorial Combat Ship, and in fact the
 new Chinese ship looks very similar to that class.<br />
The design means the ships have the advantage of a wider deck to 
operate more aircraft; this frigate design has a two-door hangar for 
helicopters and vertical take-off landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft 
systems (UAS). Trimarans can also reach higher speeds, due to the 
reduced drag of having three hulls instead of a single wider one.<br />
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Hongjian via China Defense Forum</div>
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Heavy Firepower</div>
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The
 Chinese trimaran frigate will be about 465 feet long, and has a beam of
 105 feet and a weight of 2,450 tons. Interestingly, it may be the first
 Chinese warship to use an integrated electrical propulsion system 
(IEPS) to provide the power for driving its three pumpjets. It is 
unclear if the announced 2,450-ton displacement is full or light.<br />
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US Navy</div>
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USS Independence</div>
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The USS Independence is faster than the Chinese trimaran frigate 
and has more facilities for special forces, but is less heavily armed. <span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Popular Science</i></span><br />
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If
 we're comparing the vessel to the USS Independence subclass of the 
Littorial Combat Ship, the latter is designed as a high-speed platform, 
with a top speed estimated at 50 knots, which is faster than the Chinese
 trimaran frigate's announced 30-35-knot top speed. The Chinese trimaran
 frigate is far more heavily armed for conventional warfare; the 
American ship mounts only a 57mm cannon plus provisions for anti-ship 
missiles while the Chinese ship boasts the capacity for a 76mm cannon, 
anti-ship missiles, and vertical-launching system cells for carrying 
anti-ship, land attack cruise and anti-air missiles.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDEX2017?src=hash">#IDEX2017</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PLANavy?src=hash">#PLANavy</a> to Acquire New <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trimaran?src=hash">#Trimaran</a> Hull <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Frigate?src=hash">#Frigate</a><a href="https://twitter.com/defencepk">@defencepk</a><a href="https://t.co/SNCVRa0q6a">https://t.co/SNCVRa0q6a</a> <a href="https://t.co/fRhIfbx27m">pic.twitter.com/fRhIfbx27m</a></div>
— ISS Naval News (@NavalNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NavalNews/status/834034716558893056">February 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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That being said, the USS Independence offers the flexibility of 
changing out mission modules (such as between anti-submarine and mine 
countermeasure missions). This flexibility may be overstated, however, 
as both trimaran designs have wide decks for intensive helicopter 
operations, and the Chinese version also appears to have ample cargo 
spaces to embark maritime special forces and unmanned surface and 
underwater systems.<br />
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Double Duty</div>
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The trimaran frigate has room for two helicopter hangars, which 
hold multi-role helicopter and unmanned aircraft systems for mine 
countermeasure missions, attacks, transportation, and search and rescue 
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Defense?src=hash">#Defense</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/News?src=hash">#News</a> App: <a href="https://t.co/IVgzeMPHoK">https://t.co/IVgzeMPHoK</a> ;  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/idex?src=hash">#idex</a> 2017: chinese  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/navy?src=hash">#navy</a> to acquire new  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trimaran?src=hash">#trimaran</a> hull  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/frigate?src=hash">#frigate</a> <a href="https://t.co/nz0fZf7ybb">pic.twitter.com/nz0fZf7ybb</a></div>
— The Military Feed (@themilitaryfeed) <a href="https://twitter.com/themilitaryfeed/status/834237061469175808">February 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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