Ships – Submersible device – With weapon or weapon system
Patent
1993-05-11
1994-11-15
Basinger, Sherman
Ships
Submersible device
With weapon or weapon system
114320, 114238, B63G 828
Patent
active
053637917
ABSTRACT:
A system for launching a weapon from a submarine comprises a tube for receiving the weapon, a ram assembly for launching the weapon, an actuator for actuating the ram assembly, and a volume within which water is received, the weight of the water received in the volume being approximately equal to the weight of the expended weapon. The ram assembly includes a ram head for transmitting a launching force to the weapon and a plurality of telescoping cylinders, the telescoping cylinders extending within the tube when the weapon is launched. The volume within which the water is received is formed between the tube and the telescoping cylinders in their extended position.
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Basinger Sherman
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
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