Ships – Vessel raising and docking – Floating dry docks
Patent
1980-04-22
1982-07-27
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Vessel raising and docking
Floating dry docks
114 47, B63C 102
Patent
active
043411746
ABSTRACT:
A bow dock for use in a two-step docking method to allow the repair or recement of a sonar-dome rubber window on a variety of classes of full draft vessels in harbors and other water of limited depth. The bow dock is provided with docking pedestals and alignment fenders which mate with docking brackets and fenders on the vessel to be docked. Each docking pedestal is provided with an electronic load cell to monitor the pedestal load during docking. The stern gate is fitted with an auxiliary gate and inserts designed to mate with the hull configuration of each vessel class. The stern gate is also provided with a slotted pivot hinge to facilitate sealing of the stern gate to the dock by hydrostatic pressure.
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Brown Steven L.
Knowles Timothy A.
Malone John A.
Stevens, Jr. Don L.
Webb Thomas G.
Blix Trygve M.
Brahan Thomas J.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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