TERRIER STRUCTURAL FIRING TESTS ABOARD THE ITALIAN NAVAL SHIP ANDREA DORIA,

Abstract

Eight TERRIER MARK 12 MOD 0 boosters with concrete slugs were fired aboard the Italian Naval Ship Andrea DORIA to investigate the adequacy of the protection for the TERRIER launching system personnel against blast effects and to determine the effects of the booster exhaust on the ship's structure. During the test series, measurements of toxic gas leakage into personnel areas, sound pressure levels, air temperatures, and exhaust stream pressures were obtained. The results indicated no major structural deficiencies. There was some gas and smoke leakage into personnel areas adjacent to the launcher, exposure of equipment and ordnance to high temperatures and superficial structural damage. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 1965
Accession Number
AD0467132

Entities

People

  • A. D. Smith
  • J. C. Stephens
  • J. W. Loving
  • T. I. Dodson

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Blast
  • Concrete
  • Deficiencies
  • High Temperature
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Sound Pressure
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Materials Science
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.