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FALL 2009 - SPRING 2010 SCHEDULE (2nd Wednesday unless noted)
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MEETINGS SYNOPSIS
September 17, 2009 (3rd Thursday)
Topic: Historic Ships of the West Coast
Speaker: Don Olsen (or a representative)
Location: SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN, Pier 45, Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco, CA
Abstract: The SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN is the National Liberty Ship Memorial honoring World War II veterans and the US Merchant Marine. Famed historian Don Olsen will provide the best from his magnificent video library containing over 30,000 feet of 16-mm film featuring steamships and other forms of transportation, primarily from the 1940s & 50s, including footage by other fine western cinematographers. His goal is to make videos from this material available to fans and historians.
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* * * * * * October 14
Topic: A New Hull Form for the High-speed Small Tactical Craft
Speaker: Steve Bailey, Lockheed Martin, Senior Staff Engineer, Engineering Design Lead for Small Tactical Craft Prototype Project. Team member for R/V Glomar Explorer, DARPA’s Sea Shadow, ONRs SEA SLICE, and D5 Trident.
Location: Montclair Bistro, 6118 Medau Place, Oakland, CA, 510-482-8282, www.montclairbistro.com
Sponsors: Irish Monkey Cellars - Wines and Tastings for raffle
Flyer: See the announcement flyer: 2009-10 asne.pdf .
Abstract: The catamaran ship hull form has seen wide acceptance in vessels large and small primarily due to its capability for high speeds. However, the hull form still has substantial waterplane area that results in poor seakeeping qualities under certain conditions. The Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) vessel has found wide acceptance in applications demanding excellent seakeeping qualities. However, the hull form is limited to moderate to lower speeds due to its large wetted surface area. SWATH is also limited in its ability to handle large, variable payloads due to the small waterplane inherent to the concept. The Semi-SWATH hull form blends the two concepts where the forward section of the hull is like a SWATH while the aft section is like a catamaran. The hull form has been applied to large vessels with great success representing a compromise in the areas of speed, seakeeping and variable payload. This presentation describes the design and testing of a prototype 40 foot Semi-SWATH small tactical craft.
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* * * * * * November 11
Topic: Water Emergency Transportation Authority
Speaker: Charlie Walthers, Construction Manager, San Francisco Water Transportation Authority
Location: Commodore Cruises M/V CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 2394 Mariner Square, Alameda CA
Sponsors: TBD
Flyer: To Be Posted .
Abstract: The presentation will cover the design, bid process, and construction of the new SFWTA Ferry boat, considered the greenest ferries in the world, built last year in Seattle by Nichols/Kvichak. Two more sisters are currently under construction. They feature low wake hulls, EPA Tier II engines, SCR catalytic converters, high tech bridges and many other unique characteristics. They are currently operating in Tiburon and Alameda service.
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* * * * * * December 9
Topic: USCG Fast Response Cutter (FRC)
Speaker: CDR Jerry Sgobbo, Major Systems Acquisitions Project Manager (Patrol Boats).
Location: Speisekammer Restaurant, Alameda CA
Sponsors: Irish Monkey Cellars and Bay Ship & Yacht
Flyer: To Be Posted .
Abstract: The Sentinel Class patrol boat will be 153 feet long, capable of speeds of 28 plus knots, armed with one stabilized, remotely-operated 25mm chain gun and four crew-served .50 caliber machine guns, and crew capabilities to hold 22 people. It will be able to perform independently for a minimum of 5 days at sea, and be underway for 2,500 hours per year. The Coast Guard selected a “parent-craft” design for the Sentinel Class patrol boat to ensure that the operating force receives new patrol boats, capable of performing the required missions, as quickly as possible. The first Sentinel Class patrol boat will be delivered during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 to Coast Guard District 7 in Miami, supporting vital migrant and contraband interdiction missions conducted throughout the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
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January 13, 2010
Topic: Super Falcon Submersible
Speaker: Graham and Karen Hawkes, Hawkes Ocean Technologies
Location: Alameda CA
Abstract: The Deep Flight Super Falcon is the high performance winged submersible designed and built by renowned Graham Hawkes. It is created to prove the concept of underwater flight and introduce the next generation of ultra-lightweight manned vehicles that can access ocean at all depths. The Super Falcon is the first production-model winged submersible and was originally commissioned by venture capitalist Tom Perkins for his yacht S/Y MALTESE FALCON. The presentation gives a brief summary from concept, design, construction, test flight to commercial applications.
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February 11 (2nd Thursday)
Topic: M/V EAGLE III Lengthening
Speaker: Ben Chisholm, Brooks Dees, and Joel Welter
Location: Commodore Cruises M/V CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 2394 Mariner Square, Alameda CA
Abstract: Bay Ship and Yacht Co. lengthened, re-powered, and replaced a significant portion of the superstructure of the M/Y EAGLE III in 2003-04. The Shipyard’s Naval Architects and the Vessel’s Project Manager have combined forces to provide two view points of the refit. The presentation includes slides and anecdotes of the work at BSY and the efforts by the Vessel’s project manager to tow the partially complete vessel to San Diego for completion at the vessel owner’s facility.
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March 11 (2nd Thursday)
Topic: Progress in Computational and Experimental Research in Tsunamis
Speaker: Dr. Solomon Yim
Location: Faculty Club, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA
Abstract:A presentation will be made on the NSF Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulations (NEES) and the Tsunami Wave Basin Construction (TWBC) Project at Oregon State University. This is a state-of-the-art 3D Wave Basin (50m x26m x2m) and a NEES grid information technology connection for research on tsunamis and their effects on coastal structures. Numerical studies to provide a “Virtual Tsunami Basin” will be discussed. These studies facilitate the design of experiments involving large-scale physical models to simulate physical structure-fluid-soil interaction.
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* * * * * * April 28-29
Topic: Operating Ships Within Emissions Control Areas (ECA's) Symposium
Examining the operational issues and practical experiences of fuel switching from multiple view points. Panel discussions will encourage dialog between all interested parties.
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* * * * * * May 19
Topic: Total Ship Systems Engineering Concept Ship Design
Speaker: LCDR Keith B. Fahlenkamp, LT Justin Hlavin, LT Troy Vandenberg
Location: Terrace Room, 1800 Madison St, Oakland, CA 94612
Abstract: The Total Ship Systems Engineering program at Naval Postgraduate School combines engineers from different core curriculums into a design team to perform a concept ship design study. This year’s project was to develop an all electric ship that could implement future directed energy weapons and power-demanding sensors. The 2009 TSSE team came up with the Total Electric Ship, Long-range Armament (TESLA); a modified repeat of the DDG-51 that used gas turbine generators to develop the 141MW of power necessary for the podded propulsion system, rail gun, and high power radar. By utilizing an existing hull form and other low risk systems to balance out the high risk weapons and propulsion; an all electric ship proved a feasible addition to the fleet.
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