SEAKEEPING AND COMBAT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE – THE OPERATORS‘ ASSESSMENT
ABSTRACT In a recent effort to improve our assessment of the Comparative seakeeping performance of existing U.S. N avy ships, a seakeeping questionnaire was distributed to the Commanding Officers of U.S. N avy frigates, destroyers, and cruisers. The objectives were to determine, (1) the operational...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1559-3584.1983.tb01643.x 2024-06-02T08:11:34+00:00 SEAKEEPING AND COMBAT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE – THE OPERATORS‘ ASSESSMENT KEHOE, JAMES W. BROWER, KENNETH S. COMSTOCK, EDWARD N. 1983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1983.tb01643.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1559-3584.1983.tb01643.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1983.tb01643.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Naval Engineers Journal volume 95, issue 3, page 256-266 ISSN 0028-1425 1559-3584 journal-article 1983 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1983.tb01643.x 2024-05-03T11:16:19Z ABSTRACT In a recent effort to improve our assessment of the Comparative seakeeping performance of existing U.S. N avy ships, a seakeeping questionnaire was distributed to the Commanding Officers of U.S. N avy frigates, destroyers, and cruisers. The objectives were to determine, (1) the operational availability of existing weapons and sensors in relation to a ship's seakeeping performance, (2) the availability of ships to make full speed and to conduct sonar, helicopter, and replenishment‐at‐sea operations, (3) effects of a ship's seakeeping limitations on task force and convoy operation, and (4) realistic seakeeping design crteria for use in the design of new ships. The responses to the questionnaire indicated that frigates are severely limited in their availability to conduct ASW task force and convoy operations in the North Atlantic during the winter season because of seakeeping limitations on speed, hull sonar performance, and helicopter operations. The findings suggest that in the design of future ships we need to place emphasis on improving the seakeeping performance of ships in rough water, instead of just their speed and range in calm water. They indicate that the ASW capability of U.S. ships in high sea states would be enhanced by a towed acoustic sensor; an extended range ASW missile; active fin roll stabilizers; and a helicopter recovery assistance, securing and traverse (RAST) system. They also suggest that the question of the interaction of a ship's size and seakeeping characteristics with the choice of weapons and sensors requires careful attention in the design of future U.S. N avy ships. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library Naval Engineers Journal 95 3 256 266 |
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ABSTRACT In a recent effort to improve our assessment of the Comparative seakeeping performance of existing U.S. N avy ships, a seakeeping questionnaire was distributed to the Commanding Officers of U.S. N avy frigates, destroyers, and cruisers. The objectives were to determine, (1) the operational availability of existing weapons and sensors in relation to a ship's seakeeping performance, (2) the availability of ships to make full speed and to conduct sonar, helicopter, and replenishment‐at‐sea operations, (3) effects of a ship's seakeeping limitations on task force and convoy operation, and (4) realistic seakeeping design crteria for use in the design of new ships. The responses to the questionnaire indicated that frigates are severely limited in their availability to conduct ASW task force and convoy operations in the North Atlantic during the winter season because of seakeeping limitations on speed, hull sonar performance, and helicopter operations. The findings suggest that in the design of future ships we need to place emphasis on improving the seakeeping performance of ships in rough water, instead of just their speed and range in calm water. They indicate that the ASW capability of U.S. ships in high sea states would be enhanced by a towed acoustic sensor; an extended range ASW missile; active fin roll stabilizers; and a helicopter recovery assistance, securing and traverse (RAST) system. They also suggest that the question of the interaction of a ship's size and seakeeping characteristics with the choice of weapons and sensors requires careful attention in the design of future U.S. N avy ships. |
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