Rapid response fabrication of marine vessel platforms

A method of constructing a marine vessel comprising:

• i) producing a high strength hull truss structure including by welding together metal structural elements;
• ii) producing curved and/or doubly curved composite panels for portions of the marine vessel hull below the proposed water line using vacuum assisted resin transfer molding;
• iii) producing substantially flat composite panels for portions of the marine vessel hull both below and above the proposed water line using pultrusion;
• iv) installing propulsion and heavy machinery within the open metal truss structure;
• v) installing blast-resistant composite bulkheads within the hull open metal truss structure and connecting up all equipment needing connection;
• vi) primarily by bolting, marine adhesives, and/or riveting fastening the curved and/or doubly curved composite panels from ii) to the below water line portions of the hull metal truss structure where necessary to handle slamming loads and to reduce water resistance and wake;
• vii) primarily by bolting, marine adhesives, and/or riveting fastening the substantially flat composite panels from iii) to the hull metal truss structure both above the water line, and below the water line where the resistance to slamming loads and reduction of water resistance and wake are not critical;
• viii) producing a deckhouse truss structure including by welding together metal structural elements;
• ix) installing radar and other necessary equipment within the deck open metal truss structure;
• x) attaching the deckhouse truss structure to the hull truss structure including by welding;
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• xi) either before or after x) primarily by bolting, marine adhesives, and/or riveting fastening the substantially flat composite panels from iii) to the deckhouse metal truss structure.