THE DESIGN OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 270-FOOT MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER

The design of a diesel-powered 82.3 meter (270 ft.) Medium Endurance Cutter is described in two parts. Part 1 discusses the operational requirements and evaluation of the ship configuration. Trade-offs and decision criteria between pre-conceptual and contract design are presented. Hydrodynamic model test data are included in the paper. Part 2 describes automation and command control functions representing a major departure from traditional Coast Guard design.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium, New London, Connecticut, April 26-29, 1978. Available only in bound proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Chatterton, H A
  • Braithwaite, T
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Bridges (Ships); Computer aided design; Cost estimating; Hydrodynamics; Information display systems; Naval architecture; Ships; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Bridge automation; Integrated bridge design; Model testing; Ship automation
• Subject Areas: Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 11
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM