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Littoral combat ships built by General Dynamics at Bath Iron Works will be of a trimaran design. The USS Independence (LCS-2) is the first of these ships. Littoral combat ships built by Lockheed will be of a monohull design.
First launched in 2004 at Shanghai, the Houbei class missile boat of the PLAN utilizes a catamaran hull designed to accommodate the vessel's stealth features.
First launched in 31 August 2012 at Bali Strait, 63M Carbon Fibre Composite Trimaran Fast Missile Boat (Indonesian: Kapal Cepat Rudal ) named KRI Klewang (625) - a traditional Indonesian single edge sword, will be the first stealth trimaran of the Indonesian Navy built by North Sea Boats at Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. This ship combines a number of existing advance technologies into a single, unique platform; a wave-piercer trimaran hull from, constructed exclusively of infused vinylester carbon fibre cored sandwich materials for all structural elements, with external "stealth" geometry and features intended to reduce detection. Sadly, the KRI Klewang (625) caught fire because of electrical shortcut in engine room during a maintenance period on September 28, 2012 and was a total loss.
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