Accession Number:

ADA495511

Title:

Use of Heavy Lift Ships as Modular Casualty Receiving Ships

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. 21 Dec 2006-30 Apr 2007

Corporate Author:

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD

Personal Author(s):

• Jurkiewicz, David

Report Date:

2007-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

74.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this report is to research and develop alternative uses for commercially viable heavy lift ships to employ as modular casualty receiving ships MCRS. The concept revolves around a standard field hospital FH constructed or floated onto the deck of a commercially viable heavy lift ship for rapid deployment. Doing so eliminates the need for the U.S. Navy to construct or purchase a heavy lift ship, but rather lease any commercially viable heavy lift ship for a relatively short period of time. This concept is adaptable to any commercial heavy lift vessel configuration, and the feasibility of the proposed design will be shown through 3-D computer aided design software as well as space and weight analyses focusing on three different commercial heavy lift vessels.

Descriptors:

• *INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
• *COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
• NAVAL VESSELS
• MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
• VIABILITY
• NAVAL LOGISTICS
• SHIP MODELS
• POLLUTION
• AIRLIFT OPERATIONS
• CARGO SHIPS
• RAPID DEPLOYMENT
• MILITARY FACILITIES
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• CASUALTIES

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Marine Engineering
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE