NES 200L - THE FRENCH SES PROGRAMME

The paper gives a brief outline of the hydrofoil and surface effect ship (SES) development programmes of the French Naval authorities and two private shipyards. The present status of the SES programme is then described with special reference to the design of the NES 200, A 250-ton surface effect ship. The main features of both military and merchant navy versions are summarised. Principal particulars include: length 49.6m oa, 44.8m design waterline; cushion length 41.6m ; breadth 13m oa, cushion breadth 8m ; depth 5.2m ; draught, hull-borne 2.3m, draught cushion-borne 1.1m ; full load displacement 250 tons approx. Two propulsion systems are provided: The cushion-borne propulsion system comprises two 4,000 hp diesel engines (16 V 538 TB93 from MTU or similar) each driving one orientable waterjet respectively located at the transom of each sidewall. For hull-borne navigation, after declutching of each air fan, the two lift engines drive the waterjets to optimise the fuel consumption for long-patrol duties. The next step in the programme will be the building of a prototype named AGNES 200 in 1987.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 6th West European Conference on Marine Technology, held Travemunde, German Federal Republic, 2-5 June 1987, p. A-1 [4 pp.]
• Authors:
  • Pivet, Y
• Publication Date: 1987

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00692074
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM