LARGE SHIPS OF GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS

Brief report on building and launching of midship section of a ship which would have a displacement of 600 tons and length of 160 ft. Fully mechanized lay-up techniques are developed and applied. The hull consisted of a sandwich contruction in order to achieve the required stiffness. Two skins of GRP surrounded a closed cell core. The mold tools for the hull section, the decks and bulkheads were made and lay-up began in a shed at a yard. The required laminate thickness and coverage was progressively built up. The bulk-heads and decks, prefabricated on panel tools were positioned in the hull and the joints laid up. The hull mold was removed and the ship launched in 1967. Economic considerations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Iliffe Science and Technology Publications Limited

  32 High Street
  Guildford, Surrey,   England 
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 52-53
• Serial:
  • Composites
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: B1
  • Publisher: Iliffe Science and Technology Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Costs; Fiberglass; Hulls
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fiberglass hulls
• Subject Areas: Finance; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005566
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1970 12:00AM