TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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ABSTRACT 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Background 1 



The Problem 1 



PROPOSED HULL DESIGN 2 



MODEL TESTS 5 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 5 



CONCLUSION 9 



REFERENCES 9 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 1 - Oceanographic Research Vessel 3 



Figure 2 - Model of Oceanographic Research Vessel 4 



Figure 3 - Reduction of Speed with Constant Tow Force and 



Wavelength/Waveheight Ratio 6 



Figure 4 - Plots of Pitch and Heave versus Speed for Constant Wavelength 7 



Figure 5 - Total Resistance of Model in Still Water 9 



LIST OF TABLES 



Table 1 - Design Characteristics of the Oceanographic Research Vessel 2 



Table 2 - Tabulation of Test Results 8 



