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Triumph was lost off the coast of Oregon in 1961. [1] Five of the six sailors aboard her lost their lives. Unlike the Triumph which was not self-righting, modern motor lifeboats are designed to be self-righting—they mount buoyancy chambers which will rapidly force the boats right-side-up, if they overturned.
The United States Navy initiated the SES model test program in 1960. By 1963, a 10-ton test craft called the XR-1 was designed and built to test the surface effect concept.. The first version of the XR-1 used fixed plywood seals at the fore and aft ends of the captured air bubble sect
In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1] Fenders, used on all types of vessels, from cargo ships to cruise ships , ferries and personal yachts , prevent damage to vessels and berthing structures.
A hovercraft (pl.: hovercraft [1]), also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, [2] is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull , or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure .
The engine displacement jumped from the 2.1 litres of the Triumph TR4 engine to 3.5, then 3.9 (1990), 4.0 (1998–2004), and with an optional 4.6-litre engine (1996–2000) all based on the same Land Rover block. However, this V8 was no heavier than the Triumph engine.
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