The Athena Research Ship System - a Decade-Plus of Service

Abstract

This report has been prepared to document the performance of the ATHENA Research Ship System over a decade-plus of service. The charter for the System was basically stated by Rear Admiral Robert Geiger, the Chief of Naval Research, on the occasion of the dedication of the USS CHEHALIS as the research vessel ATHENA. Admiral Geiger's statement essentially provides the unifying theme to what must appear to outside observers as a somewhat random series of tests conducted on a discarded class of Navy ships, the Patrol Gunboats. It is hoped that this report will serve to establish the underlying order that actually exists, reinforce the importance of hands-on testing in the development of Navy Systems and alert potential System users to the flexibility and versatility of the ATHENA Research Ship System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213309

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • James A. Heffner

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Arrays
  • Acoustics
  • Boats
  • Boundary Layer
  • Classification
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Helicopters
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Naval Architecture
  • Personnel Management
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Research Ships
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Towed Arrays

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.