Vessel
AssigneeKilobravo Limited
InventorKyle Dick
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vessel that comprises at least one super structure configured to at least in part translate relative to said hull between a first position and at least one other position. The at least one superstructure in said first condition at least in part defines a first zone suitable for accommodating at least one person and/or vehicle, and the at least one superstructure in said second condition at least in part defines a second zone suitable for accommodating at least one person and/or vehicle. Preferably the at least one superstructure at least in part separates the first and second zones. Preferably the vessel's centre of mass is aft of mid-ship in the first condition and forward of mid-ship in the second position.
Claims12
A vessel comprising:
- a. a plurality of demi-hulls each having a bow, each bow formed of an inboard wave piercing surface and an outboard wave piercing surface, that meet at a forward edge,
- b. a ramp arrangement extending between the demi-hulls,
- i. the ramp arrangement having a ramp middle surface and ramp outer surfaces that are angled with respect to the ramp middle surface;
- ii. the ramp arrangement being moveable at least between a retracted position and a deployed position in which the ramp arrangement facilitates ingress and egress from the vessel, and
- c. a deck extending between the inboard wave piercing surfaces of the demi-hulls, wherein in the retracted position the outer surfaces of the ramp arrangement extend from the ramp middle surface and engage with the demi-hulls so that the ramp outer surfaces form a section of the inner wave-piercing surface of each of the demi-hulls, and the ramp middle surface forms a section of the deck, the ramp arrangement presenting a pathway for ingress and egress from the vessel in the deployed position, where the width of the pathway provided by the ramp arrangement in the deployed position is wider than the deck.
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