Conceptual Design of Four Surface Effect Ships for U.S. Coast Guard Applications.

Abstract

The report presents the development of surface effect ship design concepts as possible future equivalents of existing WHEC, WMEC, WLB and WPC U.S. Coast Guard ship types. The main body of the report presents the background, requirements, and the analysis related to the concept design developments. A technical appendix presents technical descriptions, design characteristics anf layout drawings for each of the four ship types. Originator-supplied keywords: Surface effect ship; SES; Weights; Feasibility design; Stability; Ship motions; Performance; Range; Arrangements; Propulsion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA158200

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Bending Moments
  • Control Systems
  • Displacement
  • Fuel Systems
  • Gas Turbines
  • Geometry
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ship Design
  • Ship Stability
  • Ships
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Software Engineering