B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
B63B 1/10 (2006.01) B63B 1/12 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2615072
A vessel that varies its draft by adopting any one of three primary hull forms or configurations is disclosed. The primary hull forms include: a catama-ran configuration, a barge configuration, and a SWATH configuration. The vessel is capable of reconfiguring between these hull forms while underway. Reconfigu-ration is accomplished by vertical movement of a center hull and/or at least one of two side-hull members.
La présente invention se rapporte à un navire qui modifie son tirant d'eau en adoptant l'une des trois formes ou configurations de coque primaires. Les formes de coque primaires comprennent: une configuration catamaran, une configuration barge et une configuration SWATH (catamaran à faible surface de flottaison). Le navire peut changer de forme de coque tout en navigant. La reconfiguration est réalisée par un mouvement vertical d'une coque centrale et/ou d'au moins un de deux éléments de coque latérale.
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
Lockheed Martin Corporation
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