Last Update - March 24, 2005

UNOLS Ocean Class - Hull Selection Project

UNOLS OCEAN CLASS HULL RECOMMENDATION

In a letter dated March 7, 2005, Dr. Peter Wiebe, UNOLS Chair, and Dr. Dave Hebert, FIC Chair, provided the UNOLS Ocean Class hull form recommendation to RADM Cohen, CNR. The letter and associated appendices can be downloaded as pdfs:

UNOLS Letter to RADM Cohen dated March 7, 2005
Appendices to RADM Cohen Letter (3.1 MB)

At the UNOLS Annual Meeting on October 15, 2004, RADM Cohen, CNR, announced ONRs plans for acquisition of Ocean Class Vessels. He requested that UNOLS provide input regarding hull selection for the Ocean Class and encouraged UNOLS to consider the X-Craft hull design. The following documents have been compiled to assist in the hull selection process. The FIC, Ocean Class Steering Committee, and agency representatives are encouraged to visit the site often for the latest information about the project.

Document Date Posted
3/7/05
Ocean Class Hull Evaluation - Letter to Community Requested Feedback, 1/28/05 2/10/05

Ocean Class Meeting - January 25, 2005:

     

  • 1/31/05
  • 2/18/05
Correction to X-Craft Seakeeping Analysis - provided by Dan Rolland 1/20/05
Ocean Class Meeting -January 5, 2005:
  • 1/4/05
  • 1/6/05
  • 1/12/05
  • 1/12/05
JJMA Response to UNOLS Comments, Questions, Issues 1/4/05
Dec 20, 2004 Web Meeting -Summary Report 12/23/04
Ocean Class - Dec 20, 2004 Web Meeting - JJMA Slides (pdf 1 MB) 12/20/04
UNOLS Comments, Questions, Issues regarding X-Craft (pdf) 12/01/04
Navy - New Ocean Class SMRs (pdf) 12/01/04
X-Craft ShipYard Tour - Photo Gallery (pdf 1.7 Mb) 12/01/04
X-Craft Tour (11/16-17/04) - Summary Report (pdf) 12/01/04
UNOLS X-craft Questions (pdf) 11/12/04
Ocean Class Hull Selection Timeline (pdf) 10/17/04
Frank Herr's Powerpoint Presentaton - UNOLS Annual Meeting (pdf) 10/15/04
Ocean Class Project - Navy Phase I and Phase II Studies July 04