Navy Unveils 'Hybrid' Warship
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A hybrid gas/electric engine lets the USS Makin Island get underway quicker, go longer without refueling, and save money. It also has fewer moving parts than a traditional steam engine. (Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB))
The USS Making Island, the second largest ship in the U.S. navy, is the first to use hybrid technology. (Fox News Channel)
Makin Island Returns from acceptance trials. Ship-makers are considering putting its hybrid power plant in next-generation troop transports, and possibly next-gen destroyers. (Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB))
Aboard the USS Makin Island. (Fox News Channel)
The USS Makin Island can travel twice as far as its counterpart warships on the same amount of fuel. (Fox News Channel)
The WASP-class Makin Island is the first-of-its-kind with a gas turbine-electric hybrid propulsion system that saved a million gallons of fuel on its maiden voyage, a savings of 2.2 million dollars. (Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB))
The amphibious assault ship Makin Island is delivered. The second biggest ship in the Navy's fleet, it can carry up to 2,000 marines. (Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB))