Seakeeping Trials of the Stable Semi-Submerged Platform (SSP Kaimalino)

Abstract

Full scale trials were conduced on the Stable Semi-Submerged Platform (SSP) known as the SSP Kaimalino, a Small Water Plane Twin Hull (SWATH) with an overall length of 87.8 ft (26.76m) and displacement of 193 tons (196 MTSW). Trials were conducted in a Sea State 4 at various headings and speeds. A helicopter was used to obtain motion and still photographs with an oceangoing tug running alongside for comparison purposes. Measurements were made of craft motions and accelerations as well as pressures on the craft structure due to wave impacting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033226

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • James A. Kallio

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Surfaces
  • Frequency
  • Gages
  • Helicopters
  • Instrumentation
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Platforms
  • Power Spectra
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Propellers
  • Seakeeping
  • Spectra
  • Stabilized Platforms
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.