Ships

Shuttle Vessel for Crew Changing Offshore; T. G. Lang and J. L. Chasserot, 1980

Unconventional Ships; T. G. Lang, 1972

The Use of Semi-Submerged Ships to Support New Technology at Sea; T. G. Lang, C.B. Bishop, and W.J. Sturgeon, 1979

SSP Kaimalino Video

This video presents the design, construction, testing and use of a 190-ton ship called the SSP Kaimalino. This ship is the first of it's kind which provides the lowest motion in large waves known of any ship type in the world.

Ships The following photos relate to SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) ship R&D based on T. G. Lang's patents. Tom led the model tests, and managed the SWATH design aspects of the 190-ton SSP KAIMALINO R&D.

World Wide SWATH

Click here for several examples of the over 50 SWATH ships that resulted from my eight now-expired patents on SWATH

SWATH Ship Reports

SSP Kaimalino; Conception, Developmental History, Hurdles and Success; T. G. Lang, 1986

SWATH: the Past the Present and the Future; T. G> Lang and J. E. Sloggett, 1988

SWATH Evolution: From Ideas to Ships; T. G. Lang, 1989

Semi-Submerged Ships, Principles and Applications; T. G. Lang, 1984

The Use of Radio-Controlled Models to Explore New Surface Craft Concepts; T. G. Lang, 1974

Thomas G. Lang was responsible for the hydrodynamic design and model tests of the SSP Kaimalino

The Use of Semisubmerged Ships for Oceanic Research; T. G. Lang, W.J. Sturgeon and J.D. Hightower, 1975

SWATH Ship Designs for Oceanic Research; T. G. Lang, C. B. Bishop and W.J. Sturgeon,1988

Hydrodynamic Design of an S3 Semisubmerged Ship; T.G. Lang, 1972