Sea Shadow (IX-529)

Sea Shadow (IX-529) was an experimental stealth ship built by Lockheed for the United States Navy to determine how a low radar profile might be achieved and to test high stability hull configurations that have been used in oceanographic ships.

This article is about the American experimental stealth ship. For the 2011 Emirati film, see Sea Shadow (film).
Sea Shadow (IX-529)
Sea Shadow sailing through Californian waters near San Francisco in March 1999
History
United States
NameSea Shadow
Awarded22 October 1982
BuilderLockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company
Completed1984
Acquired1 March 1985
Out of serviceSeptember 2006
StrickenSeptember 2006
FateScrapped in 2012
General characteristics
TypeStealth ship
Displacement563 long tons (572 t)
Length164 ft (50 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric
Speed14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph)
Complement4
ArmamentNone
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