摘要 |
<p>A ship designed to operate at service speeds in excess of 20.5 knots comprising a slender hull having a block coefficient below 0.72 and a Froude number above 0.28 and a design draft defining a design water line is disclosed. The hull is defined inter alia by an aft part and a forward part comprising a bulb and a bow profile extending upwards above the bulb and design water line. The bow profile defines flare which, in a vertical central and transverse plane of the hull, extends, in a longitudinal direction of the hull, between 0% and 50% of the longitudinal length of the bulb.</p> |