SWATH

What gives the Radisson Diamond its new look is a design technology called SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull).

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Twin-hull vessels have been around since the 1970s, but the 20,000-ton Finnish-built Radisson Diamond is the largest of them and the first SWATH luxury cruise ship.

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One of only seventeen SWATH ships ever built, the Goya's Small-Waterplane-Area Twin-Hull was anything but attractive.

Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001

Because of its SWATH design, the Goya had no hull but rather struts like a giant catamaran.

Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001

Because of its SWATH design, the Goya had no hull but rather struts like a giant catamaran.

Deception Point Dan Brown 2001

The integration of two technologies -- planing craft and SWATH -- in target markets such as ferries offers the opportunity of making small - to medium-sized marine craft faster in rough seas, more seaworthy, and more cost effective than current craft.

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Halter Marine, Inc. of Gulfport, Mississippi, part of the Trinity Marine Group, proposes a 24-month project for commercialization of planing SWATH technology.

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The main disadvantages to the SWATH hull form are that they are expensive than conventional catamaran or mono-hulled ships, requiring a complex control system.

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Design The Type 022 features a wave-piercing catamaran hull design known as Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH).

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SWATH catamaran design from AMD Marine Consulting, a very successful catamaran designer based in Australia.

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