Patent ID: 6729258
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B63B,Y02T

Abstract:
A marine vessel for passengers, vehicular traffic or freight, comprising:a central hull providing a majority of buoyancy of said marine vessel; a first outer hull located leftward of said central hull and being of smaller size and of less draft relative to said central hull; a second outer hull located rightward of said central hull and being of smaller size and of less draft relative to said central hull; and, lifting means for lessening draft on movement of said marine vessel, said lifting means including at least one foil extending between, and connected to, said first outer hull and said central hull and at least one foil extending between, and connected to, said second outer hull and said central hull, and with no part of any said foil for either said first outer hull or said second outer hull extending below a lowest point of said central hull.