Patent ID: 6058864
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B63B,B63H,Y02T

Abstract:
Ship hull for a cargo ship, a passenger ship or the like in the shape of an elongated streamlined body which has, when seen in the horizontal plane, a V-shaped prow above the waterline of the hull with a bulb under the waterline at one end, and a square stern at the opposing end, characterised in that the bottom lines (6) of the hull (1) extend without any sharp changes, at least between the transition from the bulb (5) to the hull and the waterline (4) of the square stern, along longitudinal vertical planes, said bottom lines being curved over at least the greatest part of their length, and that the hull in cross-section has sides (10) which are inclined at least over the greatest part of the vertical extent from the waterline (4) to the longitudinal vertical midplane (11).