Modular swath vessel
AssigneeAcua Ocean Limited
InventorsNeil TINMOUTH, John KECSMAR
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Abstract
The present invention provides a hydrogen powered, modular, SWATH vessel (1); the vessel (1) comprising a plurality of modular vessel components (3) including: a plurality of lower hulls (11, 12) for containing one or more hydrogen storage tanks (100); a plurality of struts (20) each reversibly connected to one of said lower hulls (11, 12); a fore cross-structure (50) and an aft cross-structure (60) each reversibly connected to a strut (20) connected to the first lower hull (11) and a strut (20) connected to the second lower hull (12); and a deck structure (90) reversibly connected between the fore cross-structure (50) and the aft cross-structure (60).
Claims28
A hydrogen fuel powered, modular, small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) vessel having a front end and a rear end and a central vertical longitudinal plane A;
- wherein
- the SWATH vessel comprises a plurality of modular vessel components including:
- a longitudinally extending, buoyant, submergible, first lower hull and a longitudinally extending, buoyant, submergible, second lower hull for containing one or more fuel tanks;
- a plurality of struts each reversibly connected to one of said first hull and said second hull;
- a fore cross structure reversibly connected to a strut connected to the first lower hull and the fore cross structure reversibly connected to a strut connected to the second lower hull;
- an aft cross structure reversibly connected to a strut connected to the first lower hull and the aft cross structure reversibly connected to a strut connected to the second lower hull;
- and
- a deck structure reversibly connected between the fore cross structure and the aft cross structure
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.