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Sea Shadow (IX-529)

Experimental Stealth Vessel:

Contract awarded, 22 October 1982, to Lockheed Missile and Space Technology, Co., Seattle, WA.

Sea Shadow was constructed by Lockheed in the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) at Redwood City, CA.

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, 1 March 1985

Sea Shadow (IX-529) is an experimental "Stealth" ship first used in the Zumwalt (DD-21) class program

Placed out of service and laid up at Naval Station San Diego, CA. in 1994

Placed in service in March 1999, homeport changed to NAS Alameda, CA.

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 22 August 2006

Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, CA. along with Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) which is Sea Shadow's covered drydock.

Sea Shadow and Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) are currently laid up at Suisun Bay and are to be sold at GSA auction

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in early July 2012, to Bay Ship & Yacht Co. for $2,500.000.00, dismantling completed, 30 November 2012

Specifications:
Displacement 449 t.(lt) 563 t.(fl)
Length 164'
Beam 68'
Draft 15' (max)
Speed 13 kts.
Complement 10
Propulsion diesel-electric, two propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	2097k	Starboard bow view of the experimental stealth vessel Sea Shadow (IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, 19 August 1993. Department of Defense photo # DN-SC-94-00408 SAN FRANCISCO (19 August 1993), a US Navy photo by George F. Champagne, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com.	Robert M. Cieri
	2087k	Bow view of the experimental stealth vessel Sea Shadow (IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, 19 August 1993. Department of Defense photo # DN-SC-94-00409 SAN FRANCISCO (19 August 1993), a US Navy photo by George F. Champagne, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com.	Robert M. Cieri
	1524k	Bow view of the experimental stealth vessel Sea Shadow (IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, 19 August 1993. Department of Defense photo # DN-SC-94-00410 SAN FRANCISCO (19 August 1993), a US Navy photo by George F. Champagne, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com.	Robert M. Cieri
	1719k	Port bow view of the experimental stealth vessel Sea Shadow (IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, 19 August 1993. Department of Defense photo # DN-SC-94-00412 SAN FRANCISCO (19 August 1993), a US Navy photo by George F. Champagne, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com.	Robert M. Cieri
	1096k	Port bow view of the experimental stealth vessel Sea Shadow (IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, 19 August 1993. Department of Defense photo # DN-SC-94-00411 SAN FRANCISCO (19 August 1993), a US Navy photo by George F. Champagne, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.com.	Robert M. Cieri
094652931	181k	Sea Shadow (IX-529) gets underway in San Francisco Bay at dusk to participate in events associated with Fleet Battle Experiment-Echo, sponsored by Commander, Third Fleet and the Maritime Battle Center, 18 March 1999. US Navy photo	Robert Hurst
	35k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	87k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	46k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	77k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	50k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
094652928	234k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) prepares to moor alongside the Embarcadero waterfront park at San Diego, CA., 2 October 2004, for public tours of the experimental twin-hulled vessel. U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Sheldon Archie	Robert Hurst
094652932	179k	Sea Shadow (IX-529) performs in the "Sea and Air Parade" held as part of Fleet Week San Diego, Calif., 1 October 2005 US Navy photo # 051001-N-7542M-032 by PH3 Sally Mendez	Robert Hurst
	78k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) moored in the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1), date and place unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	128k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) moored in the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1), date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	95k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
	26k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
	113k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) entering Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1), date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
094652929	100k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) in Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1), at San Diego in 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Aaron Ansarov	Robert Hurst
094652933	144k	Sea Shadow (IX-529) gets underway in San Diego Bay, CA., 6 April 2006. US Navy photo	Robert Hurst
	54k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) entering Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) at NAS Alameda, date unknown.	Robert Hurst
	82k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, date unknown.	Robert Hurst
	134k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway in San Francisco Bay, date unknown.	Robert Hurst
094652927	105k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) underway entering San Francisco Bay, date unknown. Photo from FLICKR by Greg Bishop	Robert Hurst
	36k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) in *HMB-1* at the National Defense Reserve Fleet site, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. in the summer of 2009.	Michael McDermott
	33k
	42k
	38k
	74k	Sea Shadow (IX-529) in *HMB-1* at the National Defense Reserve Fleet site, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., date unknown	Ron Reeves
	67k		Ron Reeves
094652930	252k	Sea Shadow(IX-529) in Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1), at Treasure island in San Francisco Bay, 6 November 2012. Photo Stephen Schafer for the HAER collection numbered HAER-CA-2304. licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.	Robert Hurst