HSV-1 Joint Venture
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| Career | Image:US Naval Jack.svg Image:US Department of the Army Seal.png |
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| Laid down: | 19 January 1998 |
| Launched: | 7 November 1998
<tr valign=top><td>Acquired:</td><td>21 November 1998</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Struck:</td><td>15 March 2004</td></tr> |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,668 tons full, 940 tons standard |
| Length: | 326 ft (99.3 m) overall |
| Beam: | 87 ft (26.5 m)
<tr valign=top><td>Draught:</td><td>13 ft (3.9 m)</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Propulsion:</td><td>diesel-powered, water jet catamaran</td></tr> |
| Speed: | 40+ knots (74+ km/h) |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 25 enlisted |
HSV-X1 Joint Venture is a leased commercial, high speed, aluminum catamaran hulled ocean-going vessel operated by the United States armed forces. Initially operated by the United States Navy it has since been transferred to the United States Army. This ship is even said to have served a deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Built by Incat of Tasmania, Australia, she was a commercial ferry before being converted for military purpose. A flight deck was added to accommodate various helicopters in the US Navy arsenal.
Joint Venture is rapidly re-configurable and can perform a variety of missions, principal among them the ability to ferry up to 325 combat personnel and 400 tons of cargo up to 3000 miles one way at speeds in excess of 40 knots.
[edit] Related developments
- HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR-45) (Royal Australian Navy)
- HSV-2 Swift (US Navy)
