AN EXAMPLE OF HULL FORM IMPROVEMENT OF CARGO/PASSENGER FERRYBOAT IN COMMISSION

Ohshima Unyu Co. Ltd. of Kagoshima, asked IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd.) to increase the service speed of a cargo/passenger ferry on regular service between Okinawa and Tokyo by about one knot. Several possibilities were examined. An improvement in the bow geometry and a 5% increase in the normal output of the main engine was the solution adopted. Measures found to be inappropriate were the fitting of a wake-equalising duct or a stern bulb. The remodelled ship was delivered in June 1988.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • I.H.I. [Jap.] Engng. Rev., 22 (1989), p.100 (Jul.) [4 pp., 5 ref., 1 tab., 6 fig.]
• Authors:
  • Mori, M
  • Takahashi, Y
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ferries
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00695904
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM