1970 ANNUAL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM (7TH). RIVERINE UTILITY CRAFT,

Abstract

In response to Navy requirements for a craft capable of operations in areas normally inaccessible to boats, the Naval Ship Systems Command has inititated a development program to design, construct, test and evaluate a relatively new craft concept. This somewhat radical craft by boat standards, with its unique capabilities, suggests a real threat to those enemies located in inshore areas, of swamps, rice paddies, tidal flats and even snow. Termed the Riverine Utility Craft (RUC), this simple zero draft craft, using the Archimedian screw principle, has been designed to perform missions of: surveillance and reconnaissance, patrol, blocking, and interdiction; medical evacuation; transport of troops and supplies; minesweeping; and light gun fire support. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0710245

Entities

People

  • David W. Amick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Evacuation
  • Fire Support
  • Inshore Areas
  • Interdiction
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Minesweeping
  • Navy
  • Reconnaissance
  • Rice Paddies
  • Ships
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design