UNIQUE BOW DOCK SAVES TIME AND MONEY

This simple device for the specialized purpose of installing and maintaining bow-mounted sonar domes is basically a floating cofferdam, a unit of sufficient size to enclose only the sonar prow area of the hull and ensure a watertight seal around this portion. The dock is a shell made up of four wing ballast tanks, two on each side, with a total capacity of 1600 tons. Together with a forward bulkhead and a hinged stern gate, a center well is formed. This is the work area. A single, self-contained pump serves these areas. Details are given of its construction and use.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07325460
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  30 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007
• Authors:
  • Edwards, D
• Publication Date: 1969-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 58-9
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cofferdams
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005512
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1971 12:00AM