SIDE-BY-SIDE SEAKEEPING AND POWER PLANT COMPARISONS OF THE SURFACE EFFECT SHIPS (SES) USCGC SEA HAWK AND USN SES-200

The performance characteristics of the U.S. Coast Guard 110 ft Surface Effect Ship (SES) CGC SEA HAWK and 160 ft U.S. Navy SES-200 are documented and compared. Engine performance tests were conducted in the Atlantic Ocean south of Key West, Florida. The SES-200 ride control system was evaluated in the seaway. The NASA Ride Quality Meter and Bruel and Kjear Human Response Vibration Meter are compared and were utilized to document the discomfort level and human fatigue on board the SEA HAWK.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report
• Corporate Authors:

  Coast Guard

  Office of Research and Development
  Washington, DC  United States 

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Coe, T
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: Various p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Passenger comfort; Seakeeping; Surface effect ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Ride comfort; Sea hawk (Vessel); Ses-200 (Vessel)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00661937
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Report/Paper Numbers: CG-D-19-90
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM