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To: Trader Ric who wrote (22403)	11/18/2000 9:31:11 AM
From: Rashomon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27311

More likely this sub; Note the silver/zinc battery mentioned. I believe Lev or the PR mentioned li-poly substituting for silver/zinc: >> Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS) The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) is a Special Operations Command sponsored program being executed by the Naval Sea Systems Command. A specially designed combatant submarine being developed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of Special Operations Forces, the ASDS will provide a quantum leap in SOF undersea mobility. Design and construction of the lead ship is complete and shallow-water testing is currently underway at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. So far, the ship has successfully completed a number of slow speed surfaced and submerged operations. Testing of the ship's submerged anchoring and lock-in/lock-out capability using actual fleet divers is imminent, and the ship will be ready for deep-water testing in Pearl Harbor early this Spring. Delivery to the Fleet is anticipated sometime this Summer. This program remains a top warfighter priority at SOCOM. Construction of five additional ships is scheduled to begin in FY 2002 at a rate of one ship every other year. << fas.org chinfo.navy.mil ASDS Characteristics Length: 65 feet Beam: 6.75 feet Height: 8.25 feet Dry Weight: 55 tons Range: 125+ miles Speed: 8+ knots Propulsion: 67 hp electric motor (Ag-Zn battery) Diving Depth: Classified Crew: Two (2) (pilot and navigator) Passengers: Up to sixteen SEALs, depending on equipment loads specialoperations.com