THE EVALUATION OF THE HYDROFOIL HMS SPEEDY

HMS SPEEDY was procured in 1979 to provide the Royal Navy with an opportunity to gain practical experience in the operation and support of a modern hydrofoil, to establish technical and performance characteristics, and to assess the capability of a hydrofoil in the UK 'Offshore Tapestry' role. The present paper describes the operational and technical evaluation of HMS SPEEDY undertaken in 1980-82, and outlines the results obtained.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Transactions paper; Also in Naval Architect, January 1984 issue
• Authors:
  • Brown, D K
  • Catchpole, J P
  • Shand, A M
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 16 p.
• Serial:
  • Royal Institution of Naval Architects Transactions
  • Volume: 126
  • ISSN: 0035-8967

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Human factors; Hydrofoil boats; Labor market; Motion sickness; Performance; Ship operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Hms speedy (Vessel); Hydrofoil craft; Ship performance
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00649154
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM