Experiments were conducted with a model of a small waterplane area twin hull craft in both the Maneuvering and Seakeeping Facility and Carriage 2 of the David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center to determine loads and motions at various headings and speeds. Data were obtained in both regular and random seaways.
Seaworthiness Characteristics of a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH IV). Part II
1976
226 pages
Report
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English
Marine Engineering , Fluid Mechanics , Ship hulls , Ship motion , Loads(Forces) , Ship models , Model tests , Degrees of freedom , Pitch(Motion) , Heaving , Roll , Waves , Displacement , Ship sterns , Ship bows , Marine surface propulsion , Seakeeping , SWATH(Small Waterplane Area Twin Hulls) , Small waterplane area twin hulls , SWATH 4 models , Ship bridging structures