Sample ship data sheet: Series 60 (Cb=0.7)

ship-type

Single-screw merchant ship  

relevant failure mode

Example of conventional vessel  

sponsor

USA

availability of body plan

offset data

availability of general arrangement plan

N/A

loading condition

1 experimental condition (GM, displacement, draught, trim)  

operational condition

international voyage, service speed 15 knot. 

availability of appendage plans or equivalent

availability of propulsion data

resistance test results

availability of manoeuvring  data

N/A  

availability of experimental data

1) captive model resistance tests in calm water 

Availability of document describing the experiment

1) F. H. Todd, "Series 60 Methodical Experiments with Models of Single-Screw Merchant Ships," David Taylor Model Basin Research and Development Report 1712, July 1963.