The excess resistance of a ship in rough seas

Hajime Maruo

International Shipbuilding Progress · 1957 · 66 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The horsepower of a ship predicted by a tank test is usually the value in a calm sea, but a considerable power should be added to this when a ship is steaming in a seaway. Though the increase of the resistance due to the waves encountered, has been r