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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
May. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C Woodall, Jr, Lynn Haven, FL (US);
Felipe A Garcia, Panama City, FL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102403 ; 102293 ; 89-111 ; 86 50 ;
Abstract
A barge strike system for clearing an obstacle-filled region of water inces a floating barge having at least one hollow region defined therein. The barge is equipped to move under its own power to the obstacle-filled region at various speeds, including speeds in excess of minimum planing speed. Explosive material is contained in the barge's hollow region(s). A plurality of detonators are coupled to a top surface of the explosive material and are initiated to generate a coalesced planar wave downward through the explosive material.