Low Speed Seakeeping Trials of the SSP Kaimalino,

Abstract

Full scale low speed seakeeping trials were conducted on the Stable Semi-submerged Platform (SSP) design designated the SSP Kaimalino, a Small Waterplane Twin Hull (SWATH) with an overall length of 87.8 ft (26.7m). Trials were conducted in a Sea State 5 at various headings at a nominal speed of 5 knots. Measurements were made of craft motions and accelerations, and the seaway. Results are presented in significant value and power spectral form. The results establish the low speed motions of the SSP and illustrate the good seakeeping characteristics inherent in SWATH ship designs. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062644

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • James A. Fein

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Controllable Pitch Propellers
  • Displacement
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Marine Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Platforms
  • Power
  • Power Spectra
  • Seakeeping
  • Ships
  • Spectra
  • Swath Ships

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  • Marine Hydrodynamics