WTGB/WAGB Comparison Tests.

Abstract

This report presents the results of icebreaking comparison testing between a pair of 140-foot icebreaking tugs (WTGB's) and two larger icebreakers (WAGB's). The tests took place in the Great Lakes in February and March 1981. Testing was conducted in brash ice and in unbroken level ice. Results of this testing indicated that a pair of WTGB's could do substantially the same work as a WAGB at much lower cost. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105752

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Goodwin

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Photography
  • Air Temperature
  • Coast Guard
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Great Lakes
  • Ice
  • Icebreakers
  • Instrumentation
  • Lake Michigan
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Power
  • Ridges
  • Ships
  • United States
  • Wisconsin

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Software Engineering