COMMANDANT'S INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SERIES. VOLUME I. SQUAT

The report contains 4 papers on squat in shallow waters as follows: from the Federal Republic of Germany, a paper on the results of model tests of a 700,000 deadweight tons tankers; from France, a paper on the results of model tests of a 500,000 deadweight tons twin screw tanker; from Poland, a paper on the results of model tests of 2 ships with large block coefficients, one with bulbous bow; and from the United Kingdom, a paper on the results of model tests of 2 ships, one in the naked hull condition and the other equipped with self-propulsion gear, twin screws, twin rudders, and bulbous bow. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Publication Date: 1971-6-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 62 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maneuvering; Ship motion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Squat
• Old TRIS Terms: Model testing; Shallow water maneuvering
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00019457
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: USCG-CITS-71-1-1 Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 1971 12:00AM