Affiliation:
1. Kvaerner Masa Marine Inc
Abstract
In order to provide additional over-the-shore logistics for U.S. troops, the U.S. Army recently solicited a proposal for the design and construction of a new Lighter Amphibious-Heavy (LAMP-H) vehicle. The vehicle had to be capable of carrying 100 short tons of deck cargo at 10 knots and be fully amphibious. Kvaerner Masa Marine (KMM) was retained by Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, to develop a new concept in military heavy-lift, amphibious vehicles, based on earlier work on diesel-powered air cushion vehicles. Existing air cushion military transport vehicles, such as the U.S. Army LACV-30 and the U.S. Navy L-CAC, represent what may be best described as "low technology aircraft" with lightweight, aluminum structures and gas turbine prime movers. The Kvaerner/Bollinger approach has been to develop a "high technology marine craft" with combination steel/aluminum structure and diesel engines. The project evolved through concept design and model testing into a contract design package from which a shipyard bid proposal was developed. The resultant design gives an innovative solution to the over-the-shore logistics problem.
Publisher
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Ocean Engineering
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