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TYPICAL SHIP FORM AND SIIAPF, DATA 



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less than is now customary (1955). There is 

 reason to believe that certain of these ships, if 

 not the group as a class, had some wavegoing 

 characteristics superior to those of modern 

 vessels. Despite the augmented safety standards 

 of the 1950's, it is possible that studies of a new 

 and improved hull form could be furthered by 

 data from these old vessels. 



It is true that many if not most of the ships 

 listed in the tables referenced in the present 

 section are old, even ancient, and are no longer in 



commission or in existence. The data are, never- 

 theless, of far more than historical value because 

 they apply to ships that were actually built, and 

 that gave satisfactory service in eras when it was 

 perhaps more difficult than at present to achieve 

 the performance expected of them. Finally, one 

 may hope that listing these tabulated data may 

 bring forth corresponding information on modoi'n 

 ships. 



In the early 1850's a project was initiated in 

 Great Britain wliich had as its aim the collection 



TABLE 51. a — Non-Dimensional Offsets for Parent Form op Taylor Standard 

 Series, EMB Model 632 (Modified) 



Stations in Forebody 



FP 



Baseplane 



Stations in Afterbody 



