Eoka Pistol on Nostr: Whalebacks have limitations >You need to have insanely good sealing on them because ...
Whalebacks have limitations
>You need to have insanely good sealing on them because of the proximity to the waterline.
>They're extremely vulnerable to collisions, virtually any hit is going to be below the waterline
>Deck maintenance is a nightmare since half the ship is wet
>Get less cargo capacity since the ship necessarily has no freeboard. If you have more capacity it would have to come at cost of greater draft which limits where it can go.
>Self unload gear and such has limited space due to having to be mounted on small turret like elevations. Tiny hatches mean it's harder to put this ashore too, IIRC most of the whalebacks ended up as tankers for this reason since it could just be pumped.
Most useful semi-submersible class ships in service are associated with salvage or deep sea operations, like drilling rigs that sink down for stability or barges/carrying ships that can be submerged to load cargo aboard.
>You need to have insanely good sealing on them because of the proximity to the waterline.
>They're extremely vulnerable to collisions, virtually any hit is going to be below the waterline
>Deck maintenance is a nightmare since half the ship is wet
>Get less cargo capacity since the ship necessarily has no freeboard. If you have more capacity it would have to come at cost of greater draft which limits where it can go.
>Self unload gear and such has limited space due to having to be mounted on small turret like elevations. Tiny hatches mean it's harder to put this ashore too, IIRC most of the whalebacks ended up as tankers for this reason since it could just be pumped.
Most useful semi-submersible class ships in service are associated with salvage or deep sea operations, like drilling rigs that sink down for stability or barges/carrying ships that can be submerged to load cargo aboard.