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Abstract
Producibility is the term used in shipyards to describe the relative efficiency of constructing one design over another. The producibility of a ship is primarily a function of the ship's configuration. The "box-like" structure of the small waterplane area, twin hull (SWATH) enhances the design flexibility in both the spatial arrangement of the compartments and the outfit arrangement within each compartment. One of the major benefits of the SWATH design is the expected dramatic increase in the number and size of distributive system outfit packages. The location of the major equipment (such as the gas turbine, main propulsion generators and the diesel ship service generators) high and in the center of the upper structure on the SWATH increases the time available to assemble complete outfit packages. The SWATH structural configuration has few complex shapes or intersections, as the majority of the structure is rectilinear and the underwater hulls are composed of simple cones and cylinders. Further, the homogeneity of the SWATH structure results in repeating design details generally throughout the length of the ship with port and starboard mirror image structure. Thus, it is possible to achieve significant cost savings in every area of design and construction. Properly designed, the SWATH configuration can be the most cost-effective platform available for today's low to medium payload ships.
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