Open cellular containership

Details Open cellular containership Open cellular containership

1992-02-24

1995-04-18

Swinehart, Edwin L.

Ships

Building

Freighters

B63B 2500

Patent

active

054069017

ABSTRACT:
An open cellular containership includes a hull having side walls and load bearing decks with transverse bulkheads defining a plurality of cargo holds therein each provided with elements defining adjacent cells with each hold adapted to receive a plurality of tiers of ISO shipping containers. The plurality of tiers of containers are stacked within the hold cells until the top surface of the uppermost containers are disposed adjacent the strength decks atop the side walls, without any hatch covers being mounted thereatop. This hatchcoverless containership construction is possible due to the formation of the freeboard of the ship's hull, with this freeboard amounting to no less than 2.5% of the ship's length, as measured between the respective perpendiculars extending through the ship's rudder post and bow. This is noticeably distinct from the freeboard of conventional hatch cover containerships, which ranges between 0.8% to 1.5% of length. Any sea spray and rain that does enter the holds is readily evacuated by drain and pumping devices communicating with each hold.

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