Student Research Projects for the New Navy 44 Sail Training Craft

Abstract

Offshore-capable sail training craft (STC) specifically designed and built for the United States Naval Academy (USNA) have been a cornerstone of its seamanship training program since 1939. Currently the fourth generation of these craft is under development and this paper summarizes research projects performed by eight midshipmen in the areas of parametric design criteria, structures, appendage development and analytical tool evaluation. While the results are oriented toward the new sail training craft, they are general enough to apply to any medium-sized offshore sailing vessel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA575406

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People

  • Paul H. Miller

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computers
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Yield Strength

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