Subscribe to RSS feedAdditional box cargo capacity on deck by aircraft carrier concept
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Jim Wilson
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May 17, 2010 10:20 AM
ONE of the most notable features about the hull design for the Quantum concept vessel is the aircraft carrier overhang shape above the waterline.
The wide-deck monohull will increase the payload without penalising the power needed, according to Det Norske Veritas head of ship structures Eirik Byklum.
This type of design, which includes double-bottom ballast tanks and narrow empty void spaces in the wings,...
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