Detachable storage tank for hydrofoils
US4449472A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 22, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B1/24
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An easily detachable storage tank for use with existing hydrofoil ships is onnected to the ship by two struts with minimal modifications to the ship. The shipboard connections are such that the ship is also usable without the storage tank. The tank may store fuel in a plurality of cells having a diaphragm separating the fuel from ballast seawater. Weapons may also be stored in the tank and fired directly from the tank.
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