Characteristics of various steam and Diesel electric ice breakers given in table; trends of foreign designs; Coast Guard ice breaker design developments; selection of machinery; propellers and shafting; operating difficulties; subdivision; healing and trimming arrangements; steering gear and rudders; towing arrangements; topside icing and insulation.


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    Title :

    Development of ice-breaking vessels for U. S. Coast Guard


    Additional title:

    Soc Naval Architects Mar Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers -- Meeting ; 1946 Ice breaking



    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    33 pages


    Remarks:

    Bibliography


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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