Slow speed trials were conducted on the USNS HAYES between 29 July and 1 August 1976 in Cardigan Bay off the coast of Wales in the Irish Sea. The overall objective of the cruise was to establish slow speed operational and maneuverability characteristics of HAYES in a seaway. Records kept of the cruise included: a. a detailed log, b. weather summaries from the bridge, c. plots of the ship course, d. computerized documentation of ship heading, propeller pitch, rudder angle, shaft rpm, shaft torque and shaft horsepower and e. handwritten documentation of propeller pitch, shaft revs, speed log data and rudder angles.


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    Title :

    USNS HAYES (T-AGOR-16) Summarized Results of Slow-Speed Trials July - August 1976


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    46 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English