SES Multi-Purpose Ship Study. Transport Application. Volume 1. Technical Summary.

Abstract

This report describes the MULTI-PURPOSE SHIP (MPS) and its application in Military Transport. The study report contains two volumes: Volume I includes 8 sections. Section 1 presents a brief introduction; Section 2 summarizes the MPS point design characteristics; Section 3 describes the ship's performance; Section 4 compresses descriptions of all the ship's subsystems in a concise narrative form with supporting illustrations; Section 5 delineates the ship's crew and functions; Section 6 analyzes the compatibility between the stowage and handling requirements of the payload and the various options available in the selection of primary ship proportions and design features; Section 7 highlights the significant conclusion resulting from the study effort; and Section 8 presents the technical appendices supporting the MPS point design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091948

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Sea Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Boats
  • Couplings
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Flexible Couplings
  • Gas Turbines
  • Gases
  • Guide Vanes
  • Joints
  • Laser Welding
  • Marine Transportation
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Risk Analysis
  • Shipbuilding
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design