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Navy Successfully Tests Ship On Biolfuels In Advance of Green Fleet Launch

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Thursday, October 28th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Navy successfully ran a riverine gunboat on alternative fuel at full speed last week as part of testing leading up to a 2012 launch of a Green Strike Group of ships. Rear Adm. Philip Cullom, director of the Chief of Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division, told reporters yesterday the boat "performed fine" running Oct. 22 on a half-algae, half-petroleum fuel. The 49-foot experimental Riverine Command Boat (RCB-X) was put through several tests before the…

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