Double hull ship without reinforcing transverse members between the inner and outer hull platings

A steel ship having at least its side portions and bottom portion comprised of an inner hull plating and an outer hull plating connected together by transverse bulkheads and a plurality of connecting longitudinal members fixed to said transverse bulkheads, said inner hull plating extending through said bulkheads, characterized in that

• (a) said longitudinal members are disposed perpendicularly both to the inner and outer hull platings, and
• (b) there are no other transverse members besides said transverse bulkheads intersecting said connecting longitudinal members, and
• (c) each transverse bulkhead comprises a substantially rectangular central portion comprising two vertical plates connected together by connecting members arranged therebetween and a substantially rectangular ring form box surrounding said central portion to define a closed space, said box having a flaring part adjoining said central portion and a peripheral part of a substantially constant thickness disposed around said flaring part and partitioned from said flaring part by said inner hull plating, said flaring part of the bulkhead being internally provided with generally triangular ribs spaced apart along the periphery of the bulkhead, part of said connecting longitudinal members being arranged within said peripheral part of the bulkhead.