What is it about?
To halt the decline in the American Merchant Marine, the US Maritime Administration pursued several avenues of research & development that included a nuclear powered ship, a high speed hydrofoil and the surface effect ship. Chapter 4 details those efforts with an emphasis on the surface effect ship which was declared to be the most likely form of high speed ship capable of traveling at one hundred knots and carrying large cargo, This chapter also documents in detail an intensive review by national experts on the technologies and practicalities of such a ship concept.
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Why is it important?
This chapter is important in that it correctly identifies the various technical risks that needed to be overcome or minimized for such an ambitious goal to be achieved. To this end, such findings provide an important data base for continued development of high speed ships intended for commercial ships in the international markets.
Perspectives
This chapter serves as an important lesson for future designers in that it provides a perspective on what is considered important by experts even when dealing with a minimal data base in a new area of ship design.
Mr Peter J Mantle
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This page is a summary of: History of US Maritime Administration “Large Surface Effect Ship” Program, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781316106716.005.
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