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1987-05-06

1988-06-28

Basinger, Sherman D.

Ships

Displacement-type hull

Multiple hulls

114125, 114230, 114256, B63B 304, B63B 2150, B63B 3903

Patent

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047531851

ABSTRACT:
A vessel includes two or more barge form hulls disposed apart vertically one above the other and multiple spaced connecting structural members rigidly inter-connecting the hulls with a gap therebetween. The upper hull provides the necessary buoyancy to support the vessel with the other hull or hulls flooded with sea water and/or other liquids. Waves acting on the vessel may cause a water flow in the space between the hulls and the wave energy may be at least partially dissipated by the action of the water flow between the hulls and on the connecting members.

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M. H. Patel, "On the Hydrodynamics of Tandem-Hull Marine Vehicles", Journal of Ship Research, vol. 30, No. 4, Dec. 1986, pp. 275-286.

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