A Guide to Assess the Operational Implications of New Ship Design Concepts. Part III

Abstract

This report covers concluding work performed for the Office of Naval Research, Naval Analysis Programs, under Contract N00014-70-C-0426. Two previous reports have been published under the same title: Part I, ORI TR 667, 11 June 1967, AD 728003; Part II, ORI TR 741, 22 March 1973, AD 759376. Part 3 provides basic guidance and understanding to the planning analyst in the area of inherent operational advantages and limitations of the three major high-performance ship concepts under development today: (1) Small-Waterplane-Area Twin-Hull (SWATH); (2) submerged-foil hydrofoil; and (3) Air Cushion Supported Vehicles (ACV and SES). Many other concepts are briefly introduced. Concept descriptions, basic trade-offs, basic operational qualities, size range limitations and operational implications/potential applications are included. Discussion tends to be subjective and is designed to alert the analyst to potential problem areas rather than provide quantitative assessment of the concepts. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1974
Accession Number
AD0787664

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  • Ernest L. Holmboe

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boats
  • Geographic Regions
  • Ground Effect
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Marine Transportation
  • Materials
  • Military Applications
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Ship Design
  • Ships
  • Surface Effect Ships
  • Surface Effect Vehicles

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  • Marine Hydrodynamics