"gjoyce" wrote in message
m...
I figured this erudite group could point me in the correct direction.
I've been
cruising thru a variety of naval research sites, but was wondering
what you
designer-types might think.

Where do you see hull design - shapes, materials, coatings,
propulsion, etc. - going in the near - and not so near - future?


Thanks

Gary P. Joyce

Well, I think they'll be working alot more IR/Radar-defeating surfaces into
construction, stealth technologies, crew-automation...

I see afew multihulls on the design table, lots of efforts to reduce
ship/crew size, increase efficiency, defenses seem to be focusing towards
anti-missile lately. If you'll notice, alot more design-process proposals
are coming out for smaller naval vessels, with less focus on the larger
carrier vessels. The Aircraft Carrier of today doesn't look much different
than it did in WW2-era. Not so for the destroyer or frigate of today's
Navy.