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UNITED STATES 



EXPERIMENTAL MODEL BASIN 



NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, D.C. 



ON THE RESISTANCE OF A HEAVY FLEXIBLE 



CABLE FOR TOWING A SURFACE FLOAT 



BEHIND A SHIP 



BY J. G. THEWS AND L. LANDWEBER 



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 IS PASSED ON TO OFFICER OR CIVILIAN PERSON- 

 NEL, THE SOURCE SHOULD NOT BE REVEALED. 



MARCH 1936 



REPORT NO. 418 



