Stabilizer means for a surface vessel

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1980-02-15

1981-05-12

Frankfort, Charles E.

Ships

Ballasting

Fins and boards

114264, B63B 3906

Patent

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042664969

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus used to stabilize a sea-going surface vessel against pitching, heaving and rolling by means of stabilizer bodies which the vessel carries beneath it. A forward stabilizer body has a horizontal surface area in the range of from 13% to 20% of the ship's waterline plane, with its center of gravity at a distance in the range of from 0.22 L and forward relative to L/2, where L is the length between the perpendiculars. An aft stabilizer body has an area in the range of from 7% to 15% of the ship's waterline plane, with its center of gravity at a distance in the range of from 0.14 L and astern relative to L/2.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3176644 (1965-04-01), Thomas et al.
patent: 3397545 (1968-08-01), Leavitt
patent: 4041885 (1977-08-01), Garcia

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