The Dreadnought 2050 continues the trend towards trimaran hullforms already shown by the Royal Navy ‘s former prototype RV Triton and the US Navy’s Independence-class littoral combat vessels, but beneath that superficial resemblance, she is a very different kind of ship.įormed from ultra-strong acrylic that can be made see-through to provide uninterrupted exterior views, the low-observable triple-hull configuration provides the optimum blend of speed, stability and efficiency, while allowing the 155m-long vessel to accommodate the largest possible flight deck. Our use of robotics highlights both the UK’s expertise in this area and a trend toward operating ships at range to keep people out of harm’s way,” Startpoint’s spokesperson explains. “Like the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, it is a multi-mission vessel that continues to emphasise the importance of credible sea power and credible technology, and the need for flexibility and agility to respond to threats in an unpredictable maritime battlespace. The ship’s crew would be smaller too -with as few as 50 sailors replacing the typical 200 needed today. The result is a highly capable stealth vessel with outrigger hulls, built in ultra-strong acrylic and coated with drag-reducing graphene, armed with directed energy weapons, an electromagnetic rail gun, hypersonic missiles and high-speed, super-cavitating torpedoes. “Dreadnought 2050 is a vision of what a frigate might look like when we weave the current threads of naval research and development in the UK, and the Royal Navy ‘s future thinking on maritime warfare, into a single point in time,” says a spokesperson for Startpoint.
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