Sea Shadow being decomissioned

[geetrue]

They wanted to give this thing away, but could find no takers

Stealth ship Sea Shadow ... 160 feet long twin diesel electric 14 kts

http://translogic.aolautos.com/2011/...ssioned-video/

The Sea Shadow is set to be decommissioned and destroyed. The Navy offered it up for donation, but no suitor could be found. Following deconstruction the remaining parts will be recycled or sold.

Sea Shadow was completed in 1985 by Lockheed Martin and DARPA and was kept secret during testing. The cost of the ship, at the time, was $195 million, but not all of that was a waste. "The craft was built to examine applications of stealth technology on naval missiles," Navy Spokesman Chris Johnson told Fox News. But when it comes down to it, "A ship that pristine is too expensive," Johnson added.

The surreptitious ship is kept in a secret dry dock at the Navy's Mole Pier in San Diego, but perhaps not for much longer. There is some hope, however. A phalanx of museum curators could try to nab the historic stealth ship before it disappears for real.