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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Maloney, New Orleans, LA (US);
John Richards, Metairie, LA (US);
Robert A. Stringer, Slidell, LA (US);
Charles S. Whipple, Jr., Slidell, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 3/500 ;
Abstract
An improved landing craft includes a hull that supports bow and stern ramps for enabling vehicles to drive through during loading and unloading. The drive-through arrangement also enables the crew to load and unload the craft much faster and more easily than existing vessels. A ballasting arrangement can be used to trim the hull when it is to be beached or to be extracted and/or during loading/unloading.