Apparatus and method for launch and recovery of watercraft onto

Details Apparatus and method for launch and recovery of watercraft onto Apparatus and method for launch and recovery of watercraft onto

1988-11-21

1989-09-12

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Ships

Mother ship, floating landing platform, and harbor

4141377, 114125, 405209, B63B 3902

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active

048649570

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for recovery and launch of secondary watercraft such as SALM bases, barges and the like onto and from the deck of a host ship, comprising a pair of elongated inclined skid beam assemblies extending transversely across the host ship defining a pair of parallel skid paths spaced apart longitudinally of the ship, each skid beam assembly comprising a stationary skid beam section and a hinged skid beam section. The stationary skid beam section has a substantially rectilinear skid surface spanning a major portion of the width of the ship's deck and extending in an inclined plane relative to the deck defining a wedge-like skid formation converging toward a side of the vessel for slidably supporting the secondary watercraft during launch and recovery thereof. A hinge block supports the hinged beam at an end of its associated stationary skid beam section adjacent a lateral margin of the deck for swivel movement about a pivot axis lying in a vertical transverse plane and extending perpendicular to the inclined plane of the skid surfaces of the stationary and hinged beam sections.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3993011 (1976-11-01), Garland
patent: 4345536 (1982-08-01), Gregg
patent: 4683832 (1987-08-01), Dysarz

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