Ships – Building – Freighters
Patent
1992-10-26
1994-11-01
Avila, Stephen P.
Ships
Building
Freighters
B63B 2500
Patent
active
053599527
ABSTRACT:
A container carrier vessel has a wide, short bow section, a wide and shorter stern section, and an elongated intermediate multi-mode cargo container carrier section extending between the bow section and the stern section. An inverted U-shaped central section divides the long intermediate cargo section and supports a deck for mounting of a track and crane to handle casual cargo loading and unloading. The U-shaped section has a tunnel space for carrying communications between the bow and stern sections, and has provision for mounting a personnel mover. The stern section has a retractable pilot house mounted atop a telescoping mast for maintaining high elevation viewing of surrounding conditions and retracting to avoid overhead obstructions such as bridges. The vessel has a welded steel plate fore and welded side bulkheads and stern bulkheads, and sloped prow. The propulsion system mounted in the after section drives the propellers, and bow and stern thrusters are provided with pumps and controls in the bow and stern sections.
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Klundt Victor J.
Williams Donn L.
Avila Stephen P.
Barto International, Inc.
Creighton Wray James
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