METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERWATER MINING

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERWATER MINING

1,243,615. Dredgers. NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 14 April, 1970, No. 17757/70. Heading B7A. [Also in Division E1] Apparatus for the underwater mining of, for example, manganese nodules includes a vessel having storage holds 42 and 35-38 for the sections of a conduit 45 and for the m...

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Hauptverfasser: IRA L. HIRSHMAN, ROBERT M. DONALDSON, NORMAN D. BIRRELL, JOSEPH D. DEAL JR, LUTHER E. SPENCER, JOHN L. STEVENS JR, NICHOLAS E. ORESKO, ALFRED E. GRAHAM, FREDERICK S. TODD, WILLIAM A. HIMES, JOHN E. FLIPSE, JOHN L. MERO, ARCHER L. JONES
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
DREDGING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
SOIL SHIFTING
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Zusammenfassung:1,243,615. Dredgers. NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 14 April, 1970, No. 17757/70. Heading B7A. [Also in Division E1] Apparatus for the underwater mining of, for example, manganese nodules includes a vessel having storage holds 42 and 35-38 for the sections of a conduit 45 and for the mined material respectively, a well 25 through which the conduit extends to the sea-bed, a travelling crane for handling the mining equipment, and a conveyer (32) to convey the mined material into the holds. A bow thruster mechanism 13 is provided for accurate control of the ship.