High-Speed Sealift Technology Development Plan

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High-Speed Sealift Technology Development Plan

This document summarizes work performed by the High-Speed Sealift Innovation Cell project conducted at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division from May 2000 through August 2001. The purpose of the project was to define the technology investments required to enable development of the high-speed commercial and military ships needed to provide realistic future mission capabilities. This project is part of a process initiated within the U.S. Department of Defense and industry to help define the next generation of sealift ships. A High-Speed Sealift Technology Workshop, sponsored jointly by U.S. Transportation Command in partnership with the Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies, U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Army/DCSLOG, and U.S. Navy/PEOCLA, was held at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in October 1997 to examine the possibilities offered by technology to enhance the transport performance of high-speed commercial and military sealift ships. Technology projections were made in six key areas; namely, Ship/System Concepts, Hullforms and Propulsors, Propulsion Plant, Cargo Onload/Offload and Stowage, Materials and Ship Structures, and Shipbuilding and Manufacturing. The Workshop, combined with subsequent analysis, predicted levels of sealift capability associated with different technologies. Economic considerations were not introduced at this stage since the initial focus was on determination of technological feasibility without regard to cost of development or commercial viability.