Silver Ships, Theodore, Ala., has delivered two 26′ training boats to the U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Fla., the boatbuilder announced.
The open center-console boats are the first two of three Naval Special Warfare Surface Support Craft added for the Army under an existing Naval Sea Systems Command contract. They are the 14th and 15th boats delivered in the program’s 26′ open center-console configuration, according to Silver Ships.
The boats are powered by Mercury SeaPro 250-hp outboards. Army representatives visited Silver Ships on Oct. 28 to observe builder’s trials on the first boat before it was shipped…