Use of Heavy Lift Ships as Modular Casualty Receiving Ships

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to research and develop alternative uses for commercially viable heavy lift ships to employ as modular casualty receiving ships (MCRS). The concept revolves around a standard field hospital (FH) constructed or floated onto the deck of a commercially viable heavy lift ship for rapid deployment. Doing so eliminates the need for the U.S. Navy to construct or purchase a heavy lift ship, but rather lease any commercially viable heavy lift ship for a relatively short period of time. This concept is adaptable to any commercial heavy lift vessel configuration, and the feasibility of the proposed design will be shown through 3-D computer aided design software as well as space and weight analyses focusing on three different commercial heavy lift vessels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA495511

Entities

People

  • David Jurkiewicz

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood Banks
  • Casualties
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Personnel Management
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Ship Decks
  • Shipping Containers
  • Standards
  • Storage Tanks
  • Therapy
  • Transport Ships
  • Water Purification

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites