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JAAP GELLING
Product Director High Speed Craft

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DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP

Turnover 1.4 Billion Euro

Employees:
Netherlands 2.300
Abroad 4.400
6.700
Operating companies:
Netherlands 17
Abroad 17
34
Ships delivered per year:
Tugs & Workboats 70 - 80
Offshore 5 - 10
High Speed Craft 25 - 35
Ferries 5- 10
Dredging & Specials 10 - 15
Cargo Vessels (sea going and inland water) 5 - 10
Naval & Yachts 5 10
Total 125 - 160
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DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP

DAMEN:
Standard vessels built in series
Short delivery times:
Hulls / complete vessels on stock!
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DAMEN HIGH SPEED CRAFT

Stan Tender series

Multi purpose: Pilots, survey, ports, etc 12 -23m / 40-80

Stan Pilot series

Pilotage (dedicated) 15-22m / 50-70

Fast Crew Supplier series

Personnel + equipment transport 12-67m / 40-220

Stan Patrol series

River-, harbour- and coastal patrol 12-50m / 40-170

Interceptor series
Ultra high-speed patrol 11-26m / 35-85
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DESIGN OF HIGH SPEED CRAFT

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DESIGN OF HIGH SPEED CRAFT

043.1 Speed trials

The vessel's speed ahead will be measured using maximum engine power at a measured mile or
kilometre course.
The vessel is designed to meet the trial speed as given in the Propulsion Selection Diagram (item
210.1).
These speeds are attainable when the vessel is equipped according to this specification, excluding
optional equipment, and when the weather- and loading conditions mentioned below are followed.
Loading condition:

Item Condition Weight

Fuel ## % ##.# t
Fresh water ## % #.# t
Waste water ## % #.# t
Fresh water cargo # % #.# t
Crew and effects # #.# t
Passengers and effects ## #.# t
Total ##.# t

Weather condition:
- Sea State
State 22
- Bf
Bf 33
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DESIGNING FOR TRIAL CONDITIONS

Wind Bft 3
Waves SS 2

Lightweight
+
Flat-bottomed
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DESIGNED FOR TRIAL CONDITIONS

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REAL CONDITIONS

SPEED SHOULD BE USEABLE IN PRACTICE

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RESEARCH WITH DELFT UNIVERSITY

1985

1995-1998: Enlarged Ship Concept

1.8 1.67 1.68
1.6 1.54 1.54
1.4 1.35
1.27

111 delivered 1.2 Length

Index
1 1.03 1.06
1 1 1 1 1 0.94 0.93 Building costs
0.8
Operational costs
0.6
0.4 Transport efficiency
0.2 Operability
0

2600 3300 4000

Design alternative

1995

2000-2005: Sea Axe Development

23 delivered,
46 under constr.
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23 delivered,
24 under constr.
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1995-1998 ENLARGED SHIP CONCEPT RESEARCH PROJECT

Conventional: 35 m

Enlarged Ship: 42 m

Condition 2, peak accelerations

1.8 1.67 1.68 25
1.6 1.54 1.54
1.4 1.35
1.2
1.27
Length 20 Approx 50% lower peak
In d e x

1.03 1.06
1 1 1 1 1 0.94 accelerations due to
Vertical accellerations (m/s2)

1 0.93 Building costs

0.8 15
Enlarged Ship Concept
Operational costs
0.6
0.4 Transport efficiency 10

0.2 Operability
0 5

2600 3300 4000 0

100 10 1 0.1

Design alternative Percentage of exceedance (% )

Stan Patrol 3500 Stan Patrol 4207
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ENLARGED SHIPS
24 in service, 48 - 103 on order
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ENLARGED SHIPS
24 in service, 48 - 103 on order
Coastguard Netherlands Antilles and Aruba - 1998 Jaguar
Panter
Poema
Netherlands Coast Guard (Customs) - 2001 Visarend
Zeearend

U.K. Revenue & Customs 2003 Searcher

Seeker
Vigilant
Valiant
Vinamarine, Vietnam - 2004 SAR 411
SAR 412
SAR 413
South Africa, Department of Environmental Affairs Lilian Ngoyi
Ruth First
and Tourism - 2004 Victoria Mxenge
Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard - 2005 Cornwall
Middlesex
Surrey
Barbados Coast Guard - 2007 Leonard C. Banfield
Rudyard Lewis
Trident
Albanian Coast Guard - 2008 Iliria
3x u.c.

Bulgarian Coast Guard - 2009 Bogsor

US Coast Guard - 2009 Sentinel Class: 34 under construction (license)

58x option

Canadian Coast Guard 2010 9x under construction (license)

3x option

Mexico Navy 2x under construction

28x option
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SEA AXE (AXE BOW / BIJLBOEG)

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2000 - 2005: SEA AXE RESEARCH PROJECT

dY D mYY v
d dt
v mYY v mYY
mYY v umYY uv
t t

How to reduce vertical accelerations:

Less flare
Deeper keelline at bow
Less change of waterline beam (V-shape)
Higher bow
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2000 - 2005: SEA AXE RESEARCH PROJECT

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2000 - 2005: SEA AXE RESEARCH PROJECT

Sea Axe, compared to

Conventional high speed hullforms

80% lower peak accelerations:

Highest accelerations Less fatigue passengers/crew
No slamming no damage

Resistance
- flat water 10 % less
- sea state 4 22% less

Not necessary:
Voluntary speed reduction
Speed can always be maintained
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SEA AXE
Proposal for the first customer
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SEA AXE
Proposal for the first customer
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SEA AXE
Reality

ANY PROOF OF:

Exceptional seakeeping
Low resistance
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SEA AXE
Reality: full scale measurements
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SEA AXE
Reality: sea keeping characteristics

ENLARGED SHIP CONCEPT Maximum vertical acceleration at bow

Conventional Fast Craft : 10 g

Sea Axe, based on model tests : 2 - 2.5 g

SEA AXE 3507

FCS 3507 : 1.3 g
1.0

.5

100 50 20 10 5 2 1 0.5 0.2 0.1

1.0 SEA AXE 5009

.5 FCS 5009 : 1.1 g
100 50 20 10 5 2 1 0.5 0.2 0.1
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SEA AXE
Customers reactions

Endurance trials FCS 3507:

Trials captain, after 4 hrs endurance:

(29 kts, Bf 7, Hs = 2.5 m, very confused seas)

I do not believe that any other ship of

this limited size and weight can come
close to this sustained speed for such
a long time in these conditions

Owner, on board during trials:

Although we planned to use this ship as

a fast supplier, I consider to use it for
personnel transport instead the ship
has unbelievable seakeeping
characteristics
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TWIN AXE
Customers reactions

F***ing awsome boat!

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SEA AXE SHIPS

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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license

SPi 2205 FCS 1905 FCS 2610 FCS3307 FCS3507 FCS5009 Spa 5009 FCS 6511 OPV 6610

YN 549102 YN 532501 YN 532501 YN 544801 YN 544803 YN 547201 YN 549601 YN 547601 YN 555056

YN 549103 YN 532502 YN 532502 YN 544802 YN 544901 YN 547202
YN 549104 YN 532503 YN 532503 YN 544804 YN 544802 YN 547203
YN 549105 YN 532504 YN 532504 YN 544805 YN 544803 YN 547204
YN 532505 YN 532505 YN 544806 YN 547205
YN 544807 YN 547206
YN 544808 YN 547207
YN 544809 YN 547208
YN 544810 YN 547209
YN 544811 YN 547210
YN 544812 YN 547211
YN 544813 YN 547213
YN 544814 YN 547216
YN 544815 YN 547221
YN 544816 YN 547222
YN 544817 YN 547223
YN 544820 YN 547224
YN 544821
YN 544824
YN 544826
57 Sea Axes sold: 2.5 M in fund!
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Next Lifeboat for KNRM

IJMUIDEN (AV Class Koos van Messel), Bf 8-9, Hs 4-5m

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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Next Lifeboat for KNRM
25 kts
Hs 2m
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Next Lifeboat for KNRM
25 kts
Hs 2m

6.1 g

4.7 g
3.3 g
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Next Lifeboat for KNRM
25 kts
Hs 3.5m
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Next Lifeboat for KNRM
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Twin Axe development

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n Conventional Twin Axe
Rtm_Damen_61.5 25 kts 25 kts
Ton
Hs 1.5m Hs 1.5m
Rt

Conventional

Twin Axe

0 10 20 30 40 50
[kn]
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Bow rotor
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SEA AXE
Ongoing research, funded by Sea Axe license: Bow rotor

ROLL:
40% REDUCTION

YAW
60% REDUCTION

Without Bow Rotor With Bow Rotor

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