SHIP RESPONSE INSTRUMENTATION ABOARD THE CONTAINER VESSEL SS BOSTON: RESULTS FROM THE FIRST OPERATIONAL SEASON IN NORTH ATLANTIC SERVICE

This report contains data, with associated discussions, collected from the SEA-LAND Vessel SS Boston, during the winter operating season, November 1968 to Apirl 1969 in the North Atlantic. A total of 356, 15-minute data intervals were obtained, and three wave buoy launches were performed. Plots of various transducer outputs versus Beaufort sea state are provided along with comparisons with data from a similar class of vessel.

• Corporate Authors:

  Teledyne Materials Research

  303 Bear Hill Road
  Waltham, MA  United States  02154

  Ship Structure Committee

  National Academy of Science, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • Fain, R A
  • Cragin, J Q
  • Schofield, B H
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 38 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Bending stress; Hulls; Ship motion; Stresses; Torsion
• Identifier Terms: Ship Structure Committee
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull bending; Ship response
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00010314
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SSC-212 Tech Rpt
• Contract Numbers: N00024-68-C-5486
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1971 12:00AM