Built initially to be a low-cost, multi-role, tactical, littoral ship for the Navy, the Perra de Mar was a warship that could defend itself and defeat many larger vessels.
Having built the ship as a demonstrator, SeaTact was hoping to get the contract to produce more. The marine engineer that designed it, Hermia Contreras, was a retired Navy Commander with years of experience at sea.
Unfortunately, her design did not win the competition, and...