System for cargo transport

Abstract

A vessel configured to transport cargo by water, includes a hull; a cargo bay disposed within the hull; and a first propulsion system comprising a rocket engine and a re-usable ignition system, the rocket engine coupled to the hull, the re-usable ignition system configured to ignite a solid propellant a plurality of distinct and separate times. The vessel can further comprise a fluid supply system configured to generate a boundary layer with a fluid over an external surface of the hull in at least one mode of operation, the fluid being different than water.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.