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[0004] I claim: The utility invention in ships and submersibles, as shown in the drawing (
[0005] Object of the invention is to provide a new means for safe and effective underwater transportation and exploration, with improved capabilities and arrangements. These new means is the invented multi-propulsion submersible tanker, with new arrangements shown in the drawing (
[0006] It has a double-hull structure, wherein the space between the frames serves as ballast tank to submerge, propel and surface the invention.
[0007] It has a bow integrating a protruding, revolving front-drive propulsion unit (depicted as arrow), along with a vertically oriented duct with the upper front rudder and propeller over the hull. Said duct is connected to a horizontally positioned floating ballast tank/drilling and landing platform with a radar. (
[0008] It has a stern with the rudder and propeller connected to a vertical duct to which the upper rear propeller and a rudder are connected over the hull. Said duct is connected to a floating, horizontally positioned rear ballast tank/drilling and/landing platform with a radar. (
[0009] It has a horizontally floating middle ballast tank/drilling and landing platform connected to a vertical duct integrated in the middle upper part of the hull, with the upper middle propeller and rudder connected to said duct over the hull. (
[0010] Said three floating air/water ballast tanks/drilling and landing platforms integrate an independent piping/fuel transfer system used for laying pipelines directly through the article for underwater drilling, underway refueling of the article and refueling of other vessels by the article, and for refueling of helicopters and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircrafts landing on said floating landing platforms.
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[0012] Generally, a ship or a tanker is not a multi-propulsion submersible vessel with a front-drive propulsion unit, stern thruster and a triple-propulsion system over the hull, as is the invention. Common vessels have no connected floating ballast tanks/drilling and landing platforms, do no possess four propellers and four rudders, do not integrate a jet engine and a thruster between the frames of the double hull to propel the vessel using the ballast (continuous water circulation and ejection), do not create a vortex in front of itself to accelerate, cannot move three times faster than other vessels and load twice the amount of cargo, are not ecologically safe due to brake ups and oil spills, etc.
[0013] The invented multi-propulsion submersible tank ship (
[0014] Major improvement is that the article has a double-hull structure with a surround-the-hull multi-propulsion system comprised of the front-drive propulsion unit in the bow, three propellers and three rudders connected to three vertical ducts over the hull, and the stern propeller and rudder. This multifunctional propulsion system provides for a sharply increased speed and enhanced loading capacity, and is operational even when some of the propellers or rudders would fail.
[0015] The advantage is that said three propellers and three rudders connected to three vertical ducts over the hull, turn around said ducts and propel the article in the opposite direction.
[0016] Paramount improvement is that the article is a combined floating-submerged system, which travels simultaneously on the water surface and below the water level, i.e. the hull is fully submersible after the loading and remains in that suspended position due to three ballast tanks/drilling and landing platforms floating on the water surface and connected to the hull via three vertical ducts, whereby the weight of the article underwater is reduced/counteracted due to that floating system dynamics
[0017] Another improvement is that said floating system is an independent piping/fuel transfer system used for laying pipelines directly through the article for underwater drilling, underway refueling of the article and refueling of other vessels by the article, and for refueling of helicopters and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircrafts landing on said floating platforms.
[0018] Further advantage is that said floating ballast tanks are the part of the air-intake and venting system, pumping the air to cabins and cargo rooms and between the frames of the double hull, whereby said air serves as air cushion under the cargo, reducing article's weight and providing additional lift.
[0019] Another advantage is that apart from the radar and sonar in the hull, two radars are integrated respectively in the frontal and the rear ballast tanks/drilling and landing platforms floating on the water surface.
[0020] Additional advantage is that said floating ballast tanks/platforms can take-in water and fully submerge along with already submerged hull in case of the rough sea, increased see traffic, the danger of collision, or for exploration purposes, whereby the article can reach substantial depths, travel in that position and use submerged platforms for exploration and drilling.
[0021] Substantial improvement is that the inner frame of the double-hull is made of graphite, which is ten times harder and six times lighter than steel, and can withstand temperatures of over 3000 degrees Celsius, so that external fire won't damage the cargo and the crew, and the internal fire won't spread outside.
[0022] Further improvement is that said inner hull frame rests on two amortizing metal plates running cross-like under said frame, which is used as a lifting platform bringing the load to the water surface while the exterior hull frame remains underwater. In case of emergency or disaster, said inner frame/platform surfaces and detaches from the hull, saving the crew and cargo and preventing oil spills.
[0023] Ultimate improvement is the revolving front-drive propulsion unit protruding from the bow and used to emit compressed air to create a vortex in front of the moving invention to decrease the water resistance and accelerate the invention. Said propulsion unit is also used to pump-in water for integrated jet propulsion and ballast system, wherein the water pumped between the frames is used as propellant for stern thruster and as ballast for deep dive.