Offshore Supply Vessel to Buoy Tender Conversion Design.

Abstract

The typical Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) was evaluated to determine if the ship could be converted into a buoy tender to be used by the United States Coast Guard. Technical Analysis was made of the ship's operating and engineering capabilities. Keeping the hull form the same, the internal arrangement of the converted design was altered to meet the new design requirements of the buoy tender. The preliminary analysis shows that the OSV can be converted into a useful buoy tender with limited multi-mission capabilities. Future studies are needed to assess the risks involved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168901

Entities

People

  • J. Kaplan
  • L. Bowling
  • V. Wilczynski

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballast Tanks
  • Bulkheads
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Engineering
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Fuel Oils
  • Generators
  • Hot Water
  • Hulls (Marine)
  • Intact Stability
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Aids
  • Standards
  • United States

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design