DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND STEERING OF SHIPS IN OBLIQUE WAVES*

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Journal of the American Society for Naval EngineersVolume 73, Issue 3 p. 483-487 DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND STEERING OF SHIPS IN OBLIQUE WAVES* B. V. KORVIN-KROUKOVSKY, B. V. KORVIN-KROUKOVSKY THE AUTHOR received a Sc.M. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and for many years was connected with aircraft industry as Vice President in Charge of Engineering at EDO Corporation. Subsequently, he spent several years as the Research Professor in Fluid Mechanics at Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, where he was drawn into the problems in the theory of Naval Architecture. He is now retired but maintains consulting connection with Davidson Laboratory. He is the author of many articles and several papers delivered at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers on ship motions in waves and on propulsion characteristics of ships, and is active in Technical Panels of this Society.Search for more papers by this author B. V. KORVIN-KROUKOVSKY, B. V. KORVIN-KROUKOVSKY THE AUTHOR received a Sc.M. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and for many years was connected with aircraft industry as Vice President in Charge of Engineering at EDO Corporation. Subsequently, he spent several years as the Research Professor in Fluid Mechanics at Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, where he was drawn into the problems in the theory of Naval Architecture. He is now retired but maintains consulting connection with Davidson Laboratory. He is the author of many articles and several papers delivered at the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers on ship motions in waves and on propulsion characteristics of ships, and is active in Technical Panels of this Society.Search for more papers by this author First published: August 1961 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1961.tb02613.x * Lecture delivered on June 15, 1960, as part of the Davidson Laboratory Seminar on the Behavior of Ships at Sea, Stevens Intitute of Technology, Hoboken, N. J. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume73, Issue3August 1961Pages 483-487 RelatedInformation