Project ARTEMIS. The Installation of a Bow Thruster in the USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AG 162)

Abstract

A 500 shaft horsepower, controllable pitch screw propeller has been installed in a transverse tunnel through the forefoot of the USNS MISSION CAPISTRANO (T-AG 162), a naval research vessel. The propeller, commonly referred to as a bow thruster, has delivered 11,250 pounds of thrust during dock trials. It is for the single purpose of controlling the vessel's heading when lying to in the open ocean. Under these conditions, it is reported capable of swinging the ship to any given bearing and maintaining it to within one degree of yaw in sea conditions of 15 knot winds and five foot waves upon six foot swells.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1962
Accession Number
ADA045479

Entities

People

  • J. B. Gregory

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bow Thrusters
  • Control Systems
  • Controllable Pitch Propellers
  • Drive Shafts
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Engineers
  • Guide Vanes
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Naval Architecture
  • Power Supplies
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Shrouded Propellers
  • Static Tests
  • Thrust
  • Thrusters
  • Voith Schneider Propellers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers