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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Applicant:
Jan Alexander Keuning, Willestad, NL;
Inventor:
Jan Alexander Keuning, Willestad, NL;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/04 (2006.01); B63B 1/06 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); B63H 25/06 (2006.01); B63H 25/38 (2006.01); B63H 25/40 (2006.01); B63H 25/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/06 (2013.01); B63H 25/44 (2013.01); B63B 2001/066 (2013.01); Y02T 70/126 (2013.01); B63H 25/38 (2013.01); B63H 2025/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ship for use at high speed and/or heavy seas having a single long and slender hull, a sharp bow and the aft end of the hull has a flat or slightly V-shaped bottom with at least one aft rudder, and at least one propeller or water jet for propulsion whereby the foreship has a draught that is equal or more than the draught of the aft end. The bow has a control surface that converts the water flow along the forward moving ship into an adjustable lateral force.