A Guide to Assess the Operational Implications of New Ship Design Concepts.
Abstract
The study is an exploratory effort to identify a fundamentally sound approach that will expose the potential operational utility of new ship design concepts in the 1985 plus time frame and to develop that approach into a rational methodology. The scope of the present study only includes development of an evaluation methodology; it does not include an actual evaluation of the new ships. The focus is on concepts that offer unique operational characteristics relative to the conventional displacement ship, e.g., hydrofoil, hovercraft, captured air bubble, catamaran, and semisubmerged ships. This interim report summarizes the study elements under development at this time. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 11, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0728003
Entities
People
- Allen D. Evans
- Ernest L. Holmboe
- Joseph M. Sheehan