AVOIDING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH-SPEED FINE-FORM CARGO LINERS

Two incidents involving high speed cargo liners, where one ship lost its bow and the other had its forward end severly distorted have highlighted the potential hazards awaiting ships sailing in severe weather conditions - especially those vessels with fine hull forms and flared bows. This article examines some of the forces producing such damage and indicates the basis for Lloyd's Register interim proposals for indicating the likelihood of such damage at the design stage and remedial measures necessary. The author concludes that adequate time should be allowed in the design stage for testing purposes in order to assure the required level of reliability.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article was extracted from a paper entitled "The Strength of Fast Cargo Ships", by J. McCallum of Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 408-411
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 647
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Hulls; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stress concentration; Structural damage
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy weather damage; Hull damage prevention
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM