Keywords: 060112-N-0780F-004.jpg en 060112-N-0780F-004 Souda Bay Crete Greece Jan 12 2006 - The U S Navy High-Speed Vessel HSV-2 Swift departs Souda Bay Crete following a brief port visit Swift is assigned to Commander Mine Warfare Command COMINEWARCOM Ingleside Texas and is operated by two rotating 42-person crews A Gold-crew based at Little Creek Va concentrates on expeditionary missions while a Blue-crew from Ingleside focuses on mine warfare At 321 feet Swift has a top speed of almost 50 knots The catamaran's aluminum hulls draw only about 11 feet of water making the ship ideal for missions in shallow coastal regions U S Navy photo by Mr Paul Farley RELEASED http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 31263 U S Navy photo by Mr Paul Farley RELEASED 2006-01-12 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images by Alaniaris/PD uploads General views of HSV-2 Swift |