Ferreiro, Larrie D. (Author)
Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
Volume: 99
Pages: 147-175
Description Article received SNAMES's Linnard Prize for best paper in 1991. Abstract: The development of a navy ship reflects not only its mission, but the accumulated experience of that navy as expressed in its design standards and practices. This paper examines the differences in those design practices between the UK and US navies and the resulting impacts on ship size and cost. The purpose of the study was to explain why, given similar missions, US and UK frigates differ so greatly in size and cost. In a joint project, each navy developed a conceptual frigate design based on a common combat system, which were then compares on a general basis. However, differing national practices in certain areas masked other important differences in the designs. Therefore, alternative designs were developed which eliminated those variations, allowing a detailed comparison of shipboard systems. Considerable effort was spent in translating one nation's weight and space classification to the other's. Differences in system weights and areas indicated where the variations in design standards and practices occurred; the underlying reasons for these differences were then examined. Finally, construction costs were compared and analysed.
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