Ships – Building – Freighters
Patent
1992-11-10
1994-11-01
Avila, Stephen P.
Ships
Building
Freighters
114 65R, B63B 2508
Patent
active
053599535
ABSTRACT:
In a preferred embodiment, a midbody section for a liquid cargo vessel of the double hull type, the midbody section having rectilinear top, bottom, and two side hull portions joined by four curvilinear hull portions, the midbody section including: the top, bottom, and two side hull portions being constructed from substantially identically dimensioned rectilinear sandwich sections and having inner and outer hull plates; and the four curvilinear hull portions being substantially identically dimensioned and having inner and outer hull plates. The invention includes method and apparatus for construction of the sandwich sections.
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Hara James H.
Skaarup Ole
Avila Stephen P.
Crozier John H.
US Shipbuilding Corporation, Inc.
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