公开(公告)号：US10814950B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16463644

申请日：2017-11-20

申请人： THYSSENKRUPP MARINE SYSTEMS GMBH ,  thyssenkrupp AG

发明人： Tom Avsic ,  Randolf Teppner

IPC分类号： B63G8/34 ,  B63B3/18 ,  B63B3/13

摘要： An underwater craft is considerably less likely to be detected by sonar if the underwater craft includes an outer hull as disclosed herein, which outer hull may extend in a longitudinal direction through a stern section, through a midship section, and through a bow section. The outer hull in the midship section may have a polygonal cross section. The outer hull of the midship section may also have curvature along the longitudinal direction throughout the midship section. A ratio of a radius of curvature to a total length of the underwater craft in the longitudinal direction may be between 5 and 1000. Further, a cylindrical pressure vessel may be disposed under the outer hull.