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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM
ON SMALL F A S T WARSHIPS AND
SECURITY V E S S E L S
Held at tlie London Tara Hotel, Kensington, London Marcti 7-9, 1978
The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for the statements made or ihe opinions expressed by individual authors or speakers
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CONTENTS
Pat)er Pa^e No. 1 Operational Requirements and Choice of Craft 1
by D. M . Eckersley-Maslin and J. F. Coates
No. 2 The Offshore Tapestry and the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. 15 Offshore Capabilities Required to Meet Governments' Increased
Responsibilities and Tasks by M . B. F. Ranken
No. 3 Seakeeping and the Small Warship 31 by R. G. Heather, K. Nicholson and M . J. Stevens
No. 4 Small Warships in the Royal Navy and the Fishery Protection Task 47 by D. K. Brown and P . D . Marshall
No. 5 A Hydrofoil Fisheries Patrol Vessel f o r the United Kingdom 71 by J. T.S. Coates
No. 6 The Amphibious Hovercraft as a Warship 87 by R. L.Wheeler
No. 7 General Design Aspects of Small Fast Warships 101 by A. L . Dorey
No. 8 Planing Hull Feasibility Model—Its Role in Improving Patrol Craft Design 115 by J. B. Hadler, E. N. Hubble, R. G. Allen and D. L . Blount
No. 9 An Experimental Investigation on the Roll Stability of a Semi- 133 Displacement Craft at Forward Speed
by K. R. Suhrbier
No. 10 Structural Design and Materials for Small Warships 143 by G. Kingslake
No. 11 A Navigation and Action Information System for Offshore Task Forces 161 by R. Hiscock
No. 12 Weapon Electronics in Small Fast Warships and Security Vessels 167 by P. Manisty
No. 13 Arming the Light Naval Craft I 8 I by M . Martin
No. 14 A i r Defence of Small Fast Warships 191 by R. A . G . E l l e n
No. 15 Machinery f o r Small Fast Warships 201 by J. Bowes and D. McNeill
No. 16 The Compact Gas Turbine for Powering Small Fast Shins 217 by N.J.H.BaUantine
No. 17 The Diesel Engine for Powering High-Speed Craft 229 b y N . J . W a d l e y
No. 18 ControUable Pitch Propellers f o r Small Fast Warships and Patrol Craft 241 b y R . Norrby
List of Participants 253
