KITTERY, Maine (AP) -- Even on land, the Ghost looks futuristic and fast.
The angular vessel looks like a waterborne stealth fighter. It rides atop underwater torpedo-shaped tubes powered by a pair of 2,000-horsepower gas turbine engines. Gyroscopes keep the ride smooth.
Sadly, Ghost is all revved up with no place to go. The brainchild of a wealthy inventor and entrepreneur, Ghost might never be a familiar household name like Humvee, Apache and Abrams -- even if it works as advertised -- because its creator built a warship the military isn't convinced it needs.
Image: In this photo taken Monday Dec. 15, 2014 the newly designed warship vessel named Ghost sits in an old warehouse on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. New Hampshire businessman Greg Sancoff put up some of his own money to build the warship, now he just needs to find a buyer. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (Jim Cole/AP)
