Development and Testing of the Twin-Screw Utility Power Boat

Abstract

This report covers the development of a power boat with sufficient capacity to handle rafts of 25-ton ponton, steel treadway, and Division-Army bridge equipage in fast currents. The three boats tested were of similar design, the principal difference being in the size and type of power plant used. Each succeeding boat was constructed after engineering tests had been conducted on the preceeding model. Modifications in the deck arrangement and equipment were made as a progressive development in the three boats. Some engineering tests were conducted at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, but the majority were conducted by the Engineer Board Yuma Test Branch in the Colorado River in the vicinity of Imperial Dam, Arizona.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 26, 1944
Accession Number
ADA954895

Entities

People

  • C. H. Clement Jr.
  • J. H. Sonntag

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cooled
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Casting (Fabrication)
  • Construction
  • Control Panels
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Marine Engines
  • Materials
  • Propeller Shafts
  • Rods
  • Spare Parts
  • Standards
  • Transportation

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  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics