EP 1243502 A2 20020925 - Landing craft with fixed and retractable azimuthing drives
Title (en)
Landing craft with fixed and retractable azimuthing drives
Title (de)
Landungsboot mit festen und einziehbaren Azimutalantrieben
Title (fr)
Engin de débarquement équipé de propulseurs azimutaux fixes et rétractables
Publication
Application
Priority
US 81511201 A 20010322
Abstract (en)
A marine vessel (10) used for loading and offloading vehicles and cargo that has both excellent seakeeping and beaching properties. The vessel (10) is provided with azimuthing or steerable thrusters (20,22) below the waterline at the bow (12) and stem (14) of the ship, with the stern end thrusters (22) being retractable into the hull during beaching operations. Because the vessel (10) is beached "stem first" the bow (12) may be designed with better wave breaking and seakeeping features than are on prior landing craft designs. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63B 27/00 (2006.01); B63B 27/14 (2006.01); B63B 35/54 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B63B 27/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 27/143 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 35/54 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 2035/001 (2013.01 - EP US); B63H 2025/425 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 5522335 A 19960604 - VERONESI LUCIANO [US], et al
- US 5660131 A 19970826 - GULLING DANIEL L [US], et al
- US 5966520 A 19991012 - BUER KENNETH VERN [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1243502 A2 20020925; EP 1243502 A3 20031105; US 2002134290 A1 20020926
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02290575 A 20020307; US 81511201 A 20010322