US1175219A

US1175219A - Submarine boat.

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Publication number: US1175219A
Application number: US87741014A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph Barraja-Frauenfelder
Original assignee: LAKE TORPEDO BOAT Co OF MAINE
Current assignee: LAKE TORPEDO BOAT Co OF MAINE
Priority date: 1914-12-15
Filing date: 1914-12-15
Publication date: 1916-03-14
Anticipated expiration: 1933-03-14

Description

1 BARRMA-FRAULNELDER.

SUBNIARINE BOM.

APPUCAUON 111m 135015.19111.

Patented Mar. 14, 12H6.

3 SHEETS#SHEET1.

l. BARRAIAhFRAUENFELDER. suBMAmNE BOATl 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I To all 'whom it mag/ concern i JosErH BARn.1i-Ja.riminiNrnLDERS or BRIDGEPOR'TLSQCONNEC'HCT, nss'INoR-'rornn LAKE 'roRPEDo BOAT-.COMPANY or Mami; orBRIDGEPOH'D,`CQNNGTICUT; ie-Gori;

PORATION OF vll/LSQINE.

BeV it: known that I, Jessi-H 'FRAUENrisLDibR,` 'a l'citiz'enf o f the.v Unitedf States, residing :1t-Bridgeport', the county .or F aireld and State' of ConneCticug-have invented certain newand-iisefiil Iiip'rove-- ments in Submarine Boats, o f which' the following is a specification.- l

This invent-ion relates to an improvement in submarine or submersibleboats and -particularlyV to the construction, C arrangement, location andz controlof the`severalballast` tanks designed `for holdingvvateifballast for subine'rgingan'd 'trimming the boat.v

Heietofore, all submarine' ori submersible boats, so far as I am' aware,l have their mainV ballasbtanks located not only cent-rally but l boat', a peculiar constructiom arrangement;-

surrounding thelinterniediate section ofthe vand after ballast-tanks, a'n/dso that the conf also in the ends of the boat, and theireux-l iliary tanks Wherever `practicah. depending upon the particular design fof the'loat, and the location of tlie'machinery, batteries, etc;

TheA object of my invention iste-provider. i'n adoiible'hiill submarine oisubniersible.

and location of -ballast-tankgndfof. lthe final adjusting tanks, thersa-id .tanks beingv symmetricallygrouped about the center of.' f

gravity vand center' of buoyancy ofthe boat, whereby .to dispense with' the :iisi'ial'fornard trol of the .whole system of tanks n iay` be.. centralized and -oiie'rated vfrom asingle sta- 'The invention consists 1in Constructing a. siibm'a rine or submersible boat-with an -inn'er and an outer hulk the latter beingarranged throughout'practically the entire length off. the boat and ext-ended sufficientlyfar for` hold the vnecessary quantities 'of water adjust the v-boat into Subineiging.condition, and to compensate foi the differences in the specific gravity. vof-nfaters in which 'the boat the bulk The invention further consists iii the [Defl (ruliar and novel arrangement of thei'ali'es controlling' the inlet o \.\'ate r to the several tanks. and inl providing n ceiitial conti-ei vcoinpartinen'L whereby the several Sali-es may be operated froin asingle station.

'lhe invention Jfurther consists in/Cerwin peculiar features of construction) ,co`mb1.f

Htion; the several designates theinnerx -lf' the boat preferablyv icylindrica-lin ltion throughout the intermediate:

divided transversely' byV partitions o rfbnlk sUBMAnNEiBoaT. c

be hereinafter of: which like part-s are similarlyidesignated,j:Figure51` is'l 6G 1 -diagrammaticfsidelelevation partlyiin section of'a vsubmarine or submersiblebovt ein? isa similar vievvfdrawn with. the upperedges of. its .sides outwardly A' .-,flairingggand provided with an arched deck' f3 which:-.is^j oined `toi the" sid'es,of the iiter'- liullsecti'on a ir-. and; water-tight, .lf-he. .imiter Vhull section .27 end Vli braced to .the main sho wn.`i in the .iisiiall manner. The space thus formedjbetxv-eeii'u'rthe'hifilllz sections 'is heads... fi, 6 j and; which fare.; @Xtlnde around the 'loiverside of the Imain hiillfan the k 3 i s connected t the outer andthe.V topsof said' 'l A L v bulk-headsai iota er to all iviiat p iiefeifto ca'llijtlieforivard and after iniddle inriii'i ba'ilzisttiinks; 10 zindil, re-

.spe'eti'veli't the 'hjittcif tanks-and the' middle iniiii'v bnllastftnnk being" sit'gfned to'hold siilicient quantiticsof sea' ivaterto put the mission of water ballastto the several tanks.

l/of `volume of the middle main ballast-tank 9 is arranged to lie substantially in vertical.

alinement with the center of gravity of the boat and thel centers of volume of the forward and after middle main ballast-tanks will lie inlongitudinal vertical planes with the center of gravity and spaced an equal distance fore and aft of the center of gravity so that when water is admitted to the center main ballast-tank, and equal quantitie of water ballast are admitted to the forward and after main ballast-tanks, the longitudinal and transverse trim 'of the boat will not be disturbed.

Built upon the main or inner hull and ex- '.,tending through the deck 3 is a navigatingvturret 3 which communicates with the cent'r'al, control compartment through a hatch 3vf' (Fig. 1) and may be provided with a hatch in its top through which access may be had tothe turret from the deck of the boat. In practice the center of volume of the conning-tower will be arrangedin substantially vertical alinement with the cen- Y ters of gravity and buoyancy of the boat.

two openings 16 controlled by valves 17 having their stems extended upwardly into a control' compartment 18, hereinafter described, and provided with hand wheels.

The compartment 13 communicates with `the middle main ballast-tank 9 through an opening 19 controlled by a valve 20 having its stem also extended upwardly into the control compartment 18 and provided with suitable operating devices. The manifold and valves, as well as the manifold and valves (presently described), controlling the admission of water to the forward and after middle main ballast-tanks 10 and 11,v

form the subject matter of an application Serial No. 877,409 led by me onf even date hereof and as I herein make no claim to the specific construction of the valves and manifolds, I do not deem it necessary to describe or illustrate them in detail as it -will be .evi-` dent that various v constructions of valves may be employed for controlling the ad- Theinner ends of the said ballast-tanks 10 agi 11are provided with

ducts

21 and 21 resp tively, which are extended into the middle -linain ballast-tank and terminate below the'l central control compartment 18 as indicated most clearly in dotted lines in F ig. 2. The

ducts

21 and 21 communicate with compartments 22 -Fig. 4, formed in manifolds 23,1igs. 2 and 4 arrangedjin the middle main ballast-tanks, and like the manifold 12, are'formed with compartments 24 which open tothe water of flotation and whlch communicate .with the compartment through openings 24', said openings being controlled by valves 25 having their stems extended upwardly into the control compartment 18 and provided with hand operating wheels 26. The communications in the manifolds between the compartments 22 and the ducts 21 and 21', respectively, are controlled by valves 27 also having their stems extended into the control compartment and provided with operating hand wheels 28. Built within the middle main ballast-tank at the sides of the Aboat are auxiliary ballasttanks 30, the -c'enters of volume of contents' of which are arranged in transverse alinement with the centers of gravity and buoyancy of the boat. AThe said tanks 30 are constructed with bottom plates 31 Fig. 3, which are connected airand water-tight to the plating of the'inner and outer hulls, and with sides 31 Fig. 2, which are connected airand water-tight to the bottom plates 31; to the plates of the inner and outer hulls, and to the plates 8, respective1y. l/Vater is admitted to the auxiliary tanks through openings formed in the outer hull, controlled by valves 33, the stems of which are extended into the control compartment 18 and provided with hand wheels' 34 by which the valves are opened and closed. It may be` stated here, that as in all submarine or submersible boats, the auxiliary tanks are designed for holding sufficient quantities of water to compensate for the differences in the specific gravity of fresh and salt Water, it being understood,that when the boat is operating in fresh water, the difference in specific gravity of fresh Water as compared with salt water7 requires the Withdrawal of water from the auxiliary tanksxii/i'der to put the boat into submerging condition.

Built within the upper end s of the auxiliary tanks are final adjusting'tanks 35 of smaller capacity that the auxiliary tanksv and designed to 4receive water ballast Afor finally adjusting the boat for submergence. The tanks 35 are constructed withl bottom plates 36 which are` connectedjairand water-tight to the inner and outer hull sections, and .with end plates 37 also connected airand water-tightvto the plating of the inner and' outer hull sections,.to the bottomz plates 36, and to the plates 8 respectively, Water ballast is admitted to the final adjusting tanks 35 through a common :pipe 38 ing vented through va'pipe 4Q connected to 'Y the tops of the :tanks and extendedacross the top of the inner hull section withinthe superstructure,fand having a branch which is extended into the said inner hull and provided'with a `ventvalve 41 o perable from within the, control compartment. Air is dmitted to the final adjusting tanks, to

` ieow- .the water therefrom, through pipes 42 Frein theforegoingit will be seen1 that I i prdvide' a pecnlianlj'iiovel andk efficient ar-V Airamgenient yand constructionf'of water bal- "la'st-tanks that is particularlydesigned for double hull or partial' double hull submarine fbeats",v the; construction' and arrangement "thereof beifngscli that allj of the ballasttainksfas'f'twell agthe final adjusting tanks, mayhlcoiltrdlli froma; single station with- "iii the bfiat; 'and which enabl'esme to disvessel's will alsa be'seen i that with'myV ccns'triretid" and la'rrangement the/middle y niii'ingballasttanli has its center ofy volume `Q whe'nthe' latter isjtri/mmed'to an even keel "and'thlt theivoluijnes' of the forward and after niin`blla`sjj1tanls are so disposed with H espec "tethe center of gravity and center of 'i `bu'o that lwhen Water ballast is adf niittedmltothem the trim of the boat will not efd istlirbed.l Likewise the center of volume u rneof the'inalfadj-ustingtanks are also so located witl'i'vf spectto the" transverse centers,l o'f"`gra,vi `'and buoyancy that 'when witer` is' adini'tted 'to them "the buoyancy of theboatwilhh ilegulated or adjusted with-- irt',iri `the,fle @disturbing ,either the fore aftlorf trians'verse trim o f-'the' 'boatf f f u iflilast' y tanks willberof. a capacitytopuit. 'iboa't into submerging conditidn fand i eren ke'elwhen Qperatingin salt; h

.-i ,operation;l water ballast is lirstl'adrnitted to {1l-t: the middlemainiballastftanlga dthenfisimul' tanedusly into the forward andgafter ballast-tanks, and finally 'into the auxiliary arrange-diff vertical alinieme'nt with the cenf "'ters"of gr avity and buoyancy ofA the boat g fthe'aiikiliary tanks and the'center of vol'f" and final adjusting tanks in `the usual Inanner. A

By my pe c u liar arrangement of tanks it will be seen, that'wh eiiftlgie boat is to be'submerged, the sea-valvesiaf the' manifolds vare first opened to admitwyvatergto theupper compartments, ,thereiiif,y yso that when l,the moment arrives to submerge, water be quickly admittedtd the several v:ftanks controlling the. inlettQ eahtank. VIt y may be well to' say here, thatffwhile f1 shwthe valves controlling the admission ref water to the forward and afterymainballast-*tanks being hand operated, i-t lwill beiappreciated that two attendants` will,V be: required ,to loperate thevalves, softliat the,,iw-ateimayA be simultaneously `admitted taf both -o f said tanks, however, whilenetsshown, inthe present application, IdoJ IAQ-t wish tobeluderstood as `limiting mysel-ftte` any particular form of valve operatinggear-asz-itwill be evident that by opera-ting@said` valves through, power cpenativeevices theyujnay b e lsimultaneously operated through@ the' manipulation of' a device common all of y, l.the said valves. It m'ay'be alsostated that pense witlfthe'Vv usual forward and' after .bal-`- last-tanins ccnlmonlyf employed in this'class tlie sides ofthe sup'erstructuremay beprov'idedwith openingsf tofpernit-1thepae within the superstrutiirtesztof` autematieally' fill' and drain as the'. yboatisws'ubmergedwand emerged, however, I donot wish to'belimited to this detail as'it evidntthat the openingslin the sides eti-.thersuperstruuture may be controlled Aby valves'. tolrthus ,render the superstructure watertight' Kfor .surface navigation. i

The central"I controllx'cenipartment:18 is provided with a vhorizontal',partition 16 haviifi'g hatch-ways 47 :controlling admis- ,sionfti the lower part thereof;saidpa-rtition forming 'a continuation'v'of horizontalpartitions 48' arranged inthe forward anda'fter "ends of the boat.

' "1. Al submarine 'orfsubrnersiblerboaherhavingv a inicldlefmain balldstitank-zthe leen-ter of volume of-which is in substantiallyivertical alinement withthecenter-flgravitviandhnter of buoyancy loff the?r boat, forwardand fterf main ballast-tankshaivingi their; ,Genter "lthe-sameilengiv'tudinal 'reiticalfplanelu th the center of ra-\'ity-ai1 d 'center' `4of daueya'rrc'yuof tlrefsliuat, auxiliary tanltsarranged at the sidesef the seliuanyasspeciaea@ if apart, Said space 'containing a middle niain ballast-tank the Center of volume of which is v'falli fied.

in substantially vvertical alinement with the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of the boat, a forward main ballast-tank, an after nin-iii ballast-tank, auxiliary ballasttanks arranged within the middle main ballast tanks, and final adjusting. tanks, said tanks being grouped aboutthe center ofv gravity of the boat,Y rsubstantially as vspeci- 3. A submarine or submersible boat, having an inner hull `and an outer hull spaced apart, said space containing a middle-'main ballast-tank the center of, volume yof which is in substantially vertical -aline'ment with the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of the boat, a forward main ballast-tank, an

'l after main ballast-tank, auxiliary ballasttanks arranged Within the middle main ballast tanks, and final adjusting tanksLbiiilt within the upper portion ofthe auxiliary tanks, said tanks being grouped about the center -of gravity of the boat, substantially as specified, a central control compartment built-within the boat, and valves operable from within the said compartment for controlling the admissionof water ballast to all' of said tanks.

ft. A submarine or submersible boat, having' a double hull, bulk-heads arranged in the space formed between the hull sections providinga middle main'ballast-tank, the

center ofvolume Vof which is arranged in Y substantiallyl vertical alinement with the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of the boat, and forward and after main ballast-tanks arranged adjacent to said middle mainballastV-tank, thelcenters .of volume of said forward and after main ballast-tanks being in substantially the same longitudinalfvertical plane with the center ofgravity "of the; boat, auxiliary ballast-tanks arganged fing a double hull within'said middle main ballast-tank at the sides'of the boat, andfinal adjusting tanks built within said auxiliary tanks.

5. A submarine or submersible boat, havbulklheads arranged in between the hull sections the space formed providing a middle main -ballast-tank`r the centenoffvolume of which is arranged in Substantially -verti al alinement with the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of the-boat, forwardA and after main ballasttanks arranged adjacent to said middle main ballast-tank, the centers of volume of said forward and said after main ballasti tanks being in substantially -tlie same longitudinalvertical plane with. vthe center of gravity of the boat, auxiliary ballast-tanks arranged within said middle main ballast` tank at the sides of the boat the centers of' volume of which are arrangedin transverse alinement with respect to the center of gravity of the boat, a central control compartnient arranged within the said in'ner .hull section7 and valves operable from within said control compartment controlling' the admission of water ballast tothe said tanks.

6. A submarine or submersible boat, constructed of an inner main hull section and an outer hull section, bulk-heads arranged within the space formed by said' hull scc:`

-tio`ns providing a middle main ballasttank the center ofA volume of. which is in vertision of sea-water to said middlel main bal'- last-tank and to said ducts, a cent-ral control compartment builtwithin the -innei or main hull ofthe boat, and means operable from within said control compartment for operating said valves. i;

7. In a submarine or submersibleiboat an inner main hull section and an outer hull section, a superstructure arranged above said main hull and connected to said outer hull sections, bulk-heads arranged in the" space formed by said hull sections and connected airand water-tight to said hulls, saidibulk-heiads vproviding a middle main ballast-tank V,the center of volumeA of which is arranged iii-substaiitially verticalralinement with the center of gravita' of the boat, and forward and aft main ballzist-lrtziiiks, the

centers 0f volume of-whicli are arranged inthe ,same longitudinal .vertical plane the center of gravity, substantially as specified, auxiliary ballast-tanks built within the said central main ballast-tank. at the sides ofthe boat, final ad'ustingtanks built within said auxiliary allast-tan`ks. a central controlicompartment built within the inner or main hull of the boat, and indelwndentV valves operable from within said central control-compartment for controllingY 'thi- :id-

iiiission of water ballast to the several lial` last-tanks and tds'said final-adiiistiiigtaiiks. 8. A `submaring, or submersible boat, con-l structed with @ner-main hull section and' an intermediate v'uterV liu-ll section'V space from said inner hull and partially s'nrroiniding the lattcna'superstructure 'builtwupon said hull sections forming al continuation (if said outer-hull, 'partitions or bulkheads arranged within the vspace formed by said hull sectionsplfo'viding a main ballast-tank, the center of `volume of which is in substantially vertical alineiiiei'it with the center o f Y gravity of the boat, andxforwardriand after main ballast-tanks having'` ducts lwhich extend into said central main ballast-tank. auxiliary ballast-tanks built within said -middlc main ballast-tank at the sides ofthe boat, final f adj ustiiig tanks built within the upper ends o said auxiliary ballast-tanks, the centers and their tanks; said auxiliary ballastof volume of said auxiliary ballast-tanks and tanks, and said final adjusting tank.

said nal adjusting tanks being arranged In testimony whereof I have hereunto set in the saine transverse plane with the center my hand this 14th day of December, A. D. 5 of gravity of the boat, as specified, a central 1914. i

control compartment builtvvithin the inner or main hull of the boat, and valves oper- JOSEPH BARRJA'FRAUENFELDER' able from Within said control compartment Vtnesses: controlling the admission of water-ballast E. G. GALLAGHER,

41w to said middle main ballast-tank; Said ducts PHiLIP B. BRILL,