摘要 |
A hull shape for an icebreaking cargo vessel, such as a tank ship, is provided which provides for lower ice breaking resistance, greater displacement in ice, and greater rudder and screw protection against ice when proceeding astern in ice laden or ice covered waters than conventional icebreaking vessels. The hull shape is such that a down breaking bow and a maximum ice-water line beam is provided forward of the midpoint of the hull while aft of the midpoint the ice-water line beam is smaller than that forward, the hull beam below the maximum ice-water line beam being greater than the ice-water line beam in the aft part of the hull. Vertical sections through the hull forward of the mid point slope downwardly and inwardly while aft the vertical sections slope downwardly and outwardly.
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