First of Class Trials on USS IOWA (BB 61) Class - Past and Present
Abstract
The U.S. Navy has for many years conducted First of Class Trials on each new class on ship built for the Fleet. During World War II, such trials were accomplished on the USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) representing the new IOWA Class battleships which were then entering the fleet. These trials were conducted by the David Taylor Model Basin at Rockland, Maine in October 1943. Over 40 years later, under the Battleship Reactivation and Modernization Program, the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) was tasked by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to conduct a new set of First of Class Trials for the IOWA Class. These new trials were deemed necessary due to the many changes to these ships which have occurred over the years and more recently during the Reactivation Program. The new trials were conducted on the lead ship, USS IOWA (BB 61) in August 1985 at the Hatteras East Coast Tracking Offshore Range (HECTOR) operated by DTRC. Trials techniques, methods of data collection, and data analysis have also changed considerably over the ensuing 42 years since delivery of these ships. These new techniques and procedures will be discussed, contrasted, and compared. (rrh)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA215701
Entities
People
- Richard J. Stenson