Re: Dogamarans

On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Alan E and Carmel J Brain wrote:

> These aren't exactly "Fast Cats" at 16 knots. If you want to include
> such ships, have a look at HMAS Rushcutter.

I'd put that down to the power plant. Not the hull. 
> Which predates the USN SWATH hulls by a few years (1989).

I thought the first 4 were mid 80s according to Toppan's page...

> And fast attack transports... which is what this thread was about. 

Yep.

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