Information on design proposals made by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp and by Boeing Co; principal data, respectively, are -- length 74 ft, 71 ft 10 in.; beam 21 ft, 19 ft 6 in.; draft (foils extended) 13 ft 5 in., 13 ft 11 in. (foils retracted) 4 ft 3 in. 4 ft 5 in.; full load displacement 57 tons, 58 tons; foil configuration conventional, canard; foilborne propulsion, gas turbine, Rolls Royce Tyne 3150 bhp and super-cavitating propeller, Bristol Proteus 3100 bhp and water jet; maximum speed (both) over 40 knots; hullborne propulsion, diesel, General Motors (2) 320 bhp, General Motors (1) 160 bhp.


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    Title :

    Design and procurement of hydrofoil gunboat, PGH


    Additional title:

    Naval Engrs J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Naval Engineers Journal ; 78 , n 6 ; p 967-971


    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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