EP 0040988 A3 19811209 - MINEHUNTING AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Title (en)
MINEHUNTING AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8017191 A 19800523
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0040988A2] The present invention relates to minehunting and disposal systems. Known methods of minehunting and disposal comprise the deployment of several relatively large ships each having a crew of the order of thirty personnel. The known ships are expensive since they have to be specially fabricated so as to present a low magnetic signature and low noise generation. This invention provides a system comprising a parent ship providing support facilities for a plurality of operational craft [10, 12, 14, 16], the operational craft [10, 12, 14, 16] being relatively small and being provided with known mine detection and destruction equipment [34]. The parent ship is preferably designed and equipped so as to be capable of carrying the operational craft [10, 12, 14, 16] on board, such that the operational craft may be transported to the area of deployment. The operational craft [10, 12, 14, 16] preferably have hulls [16] providing a substantial portion of its buoyancy submerged together with a relatively small water plane area, for example a Small Water Plane Area Twin Hull type craft. This system reduces the number of personnel exposed to a single risk and the operational craft present a low magnetic signature and low noise generation due to their size and these endowments are particularly enhanced if the preferred form of hull [16] is utilised.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63B 35/40 (2006.01); B63G 6/00 (2006.01); B63G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63B 1/107 (2013.01); B63B 35/40 (2013.01); B63G 6/00 (2013.01); B63G 7/00 (2013.01); B63B 2035/405 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- GB 1372174 A 19741030 - SPERRY RAND LTD
- GB 1103935 A 19680221 - BRITISH HOVERCRAFT CORP LTD
- US 3623444 A 19711130 - LANG THOMAS G
- Revue International de la Defense, Vol. 10, No. 4, August 1977 "Utilisation d'un Aeroglisseur Dans la Lutte contre les Mines - le SR.N4"
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0040988 A2 19811202; EP 0040988 A3 19811209; GB 2077197 A 19811216
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 81302320 A 19810526; GB 8017191 A 19800523