Study is being made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of pin-jointed ship; in connection with increased stresses on greater hull length, it is considered that horizontal forces could be restrained by 20 in. diam pin in 130,000 ton tanker; examples of articulation are also found in detachable cargo units used on inland waterways; Bylo ship for packaged cargo, designed in United States, separates cargo hold from ship proper in dock by ballasting ship to alter its draft while hold is supported between finger piers on removable arms.
Attraction of articulated ships
Engineering
Engineering ; 199 , n 5159
1965
Article (Journal)
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