Gyrofin stabilizer manufactured by Sperry Marine Group at Brentford, England, is designed for all types of vessel, ranging from passenger, rail and car ferries to liners and Naval vessels; packaged installation consists of bridge sensing instruments and 2 controlled underwater fins, projecting from opposite sides of ship near its center; fin box maintains strength of ship's hull and is designed to become integral part of ship's structure; 90% roll elimination of specified wave slope capacity is guaranteed; lift control, method of continuous measurement of each fin lift force and control of each fin by this measured force, is employed.
Packaged ship stabilising equipment
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 103 , n 6
1964
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Ship roll damping using the rudder and stabilising fins
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1992
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