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Volume 14,
Number 24 |
Also in this section: New Year's muñecos The British Aid Society and its calendar Casita de Mausi remodeling Bocas Asilo, an unnatural crisis that may be an act of those who fancy themselves God A visit from the USS Swift Panamanian tamales It's symphony season again  The USS Swift --- a US Navy hydrofoil --- calling at Rodman. Photo by the American Embassy A Christmas call from the US Navy The
USS Swift goes like a bat out of hell, so it is said. Just how fast it
will go has not been disclosed for the benefit of potential enemies,
but it can cruise at 63 kilometers per hour and reportedly maintained a speed of 83
kilometers an hour for four hours during sea trails. Dubbed a "twin
hulled catamaran," the Swift's said to be quite maneuverable. Again,
just how shallow a draft in which it can operate is unpublished. The
ship is useful as a high-speed transport and for minesweeping
operations, and is being studied as a prototype for a new generation of
warships.
On this recent call in Panama, the USS Swift transported a cargo of toys for needy Panamanian kids, just in time for Christmas. Also in this section: News
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