VESSEL FOR OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION IN HEAVY SEAS

The paper discusses the engineering considerations leading to the design of the Choctaw, the first column-stabilized construction barge, and how they were realized. The barge is capable of sustaining operations in seas up to 16 ft and of maintaining her station in unrestricted oceans. Actual data on motion and mooring forces obtained on board the vessel are presented and compared with tank-test predictions. The paper describes a method to predict, on the basis of available preliminary data, the motions of the barge in various sea conditons.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Petroleum Engineers

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  Dallas, TX  United States  75206
• Authors:
  • Goern, Y
  • McMillan, B
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 387-394
• Serial:
  • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Volume: 25
  • Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Motion; Pipe laying; Ship motion; Vehicle design
• Candidate Terms: Pipe laying ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Barge design; Barge motions
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048420
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM