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Originally Posted by B.Smitty
OTOH, the commercial spec wave piercing cat HSV-X1 has a deadweight of 741 tonnes and a full load displacement of 1740 tonnes.
So MRC could be under 1000 tonnes, full load displacement, but it would be a stretch.
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Yeah, but cats are better optimized for deadweight by hull shape.
ftp://www.foundation.csulb.edu/CCDoT...l%20Report.pdf
This document has some design studies regarding multi-hulled fast ships. Page 14 is rather interesting, as it cites NAVSEA studies for different hull forms for a set payload: in these, the Trimaran hull has the largest displacement in comparison to a monohull (10% smaller) or a catamaran (25% smaller) with current technology, for a payload of 1,500 tons.
http://www.ccdott.org/proj_results/high_speed_ships.htm
This site where i found that document is rather interesting regarding Trimaran designs, i recommend it
