Dynamic Stability Characteristics of the USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2).

Abstract

The dynamic stability characteristics of the USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2) are evaluated on the basis of a model experiment in waves. Two ballast conditions, one in which the ship has no freeboard at the stern and one in which the ship has 0.6 metres of freeboard at the stern, are considered. For both ballast conditions, the evaluation is limited to low-speed operation with the ship's well open to the sea. It is found that the POINT LOMA can become unstable in some environmentally-realistic wave systems when ballasted down to the zero-freeboard condition. In the 0.6 metre freeboard case, no instability is found. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038586

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  • David W Taylor
  • E. W. Foley
  • N. K. Bales
  • R. M. Watkins

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