Test and Evaluation of CGC POLAR STAR WAGB 10. Volume II. Test Plans.

• Main Author: Welsh,James P , Jr
• Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY NSTL STATION MS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Marine Engineering; *ICEBREAKERS; STRESSES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING); RESISTANCE; LOADS(FORCES); TEST METHODS; OPERATION; MARINE PROPELLERS; SEA ICE; SEA TESTING; COAST GUARD SHIPS; *WAGB 10; Antarctic; Arctic; Polar Star; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA121527; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA121527

CGC POLAR STAR is the first of a new class of American icebreakers built for and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel's design incorporates many new and sophisticated systems not found on earlier icebreakers. The primary objective of the test and evaluation program was to examine the performance characteristics under actual polar operations. Two field trials were conducted. The first in the Arctic and the second in the Antarctic. During these field trials approximately 120 individual parameters were measured and recorded on magnetic tape. Additionally, the physical properties of the sea ice in which the ship was operating were measured. Documentation of the complete program including preliminary screening of the data has been accomplished by NORDA under contract to the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. The documentation consists of the following four volumes: I. Antarctic Trials, II. Test Plans, III. Background, and IV. Instrumentation Manual. See also Volume 3, AD-A121 528.