Ship's hull for small vessels and high speeds
AssigneeBlohm & Voss AG
InventorHans Langenberg
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Abstract
Ship's hull, characterized by the fact that the hull below the construction water line (C.W.L.) consists of a bulb-shaped displacement body extending approximately over the entire length of the ship, which is slim in the forebody, then becomes uniformly thicker toward the stern over approximately 2/3 of the ship's length, and then tapers toward a large central propeller (P), and on top of which there is a vessel with lines in the nature of the V-shaped frame, which makes a transition toward the stern into a tunnel, which covers the bulb-shaped body and propeller so that above the bulb, there is a sharply concave, trough-shaped form.
Claims15
A hull of a ship having a central propeller, said ship's hull comprising:
- a bulb shaped displacement body extending over approximately the longitudinal length of said ship;
- said displacement body being narrowly tapered in its forward portion proximate the bow of said ship;
- said displacement body becoming uniformly wider as it extends towards the stern of said ship until said displacement body reaches a point proximate approximately two-thirds the distance from said bow to said stern;
- said displacement body, after approximately said two-thirds point, becoming narrowingly tapered inward towards said central propeller;
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- said displacement body being provided with at least one inwardly concave depression proximate and above said central propeller.
The hull of a ship according to calim 2, wherein the exterior surface of said ship's hull, below water, is a substantially smooth continuous surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.