SHALLOW-DRAFT PUSH-TRAIN Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding; navigation in inland waters with many shallow-water berths. SUBSTANCE: shallow-draft push- train includes pusher, cargo sections having recess in stern between side fairing stops and forming attachment located in fore confuser between stems of head sections. Ratio of length of cargo section to its width ranges from 3.2 to 4.5. Lower portion of fore structure is flat and bilges are convex outside. Upper cargo watertight deck of cargo sections is made in form of platform guarded by cargo bin. Awning shelters made from light knock down arched structures are erected on decks of cargo sections. EFFECT: extended functional capabilities. 2 dwg