The Hughes Mining Barge is a submersible barge owned by the U.S. Navy. The Sea Shadow, a stealth ship that is not detected by radar, is usually located inside the barge, so it is hidden from spy satellites. The Navy has been attempting to give away the two ships to museums since 2006, but museums are reluctant to accept the gift because of the problems and costs associated with maintaining the ships.The Wall Street Journal: The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel... (February 23, 2009)
Sea Shadow was the Navy's first experimental stealth ship. It escaped radar and sonar because of its special coatings and sharp angles. It is 160 feet long and 70 feet wide. It usually operated at night, when it was towed from inside the barge and launched onto the sea. It was used in experiments and war games. The existence of the ship became public in 1993, when the Navy started testing it at daytime.The Wall Street Journal: The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel... (February 23, 2009)
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The Sea Shadow is hidden inside the barge, so spy satellites cannot detect itThe Wall Street Journal: The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel... (February 23, 2009)
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The Explorer held a giant glaw inside it to raise Soviet submarines in a CIA missionThe Wall Street Journal: The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel... (February 23, 2009)
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Explorer was reportedly involved in an operation code named "Project Jennifer", where a Soviet submarine was raised from the ocean in 1974PBS: Mysteries of the Deep: The Glomar Explorer
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The barge of the Explorer was later given to the Navy because of its satellite-proof roofThe Wall Street Journal: The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel... (February 23, 2009)
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In the 1980s, the Sea Shadow, a secret military ship, was placed inside the bargeThe Wall Street Journal: The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel... (February 23, 2009)
