David Taylor Model Basin

The David Taylor Model Basin is one of the largest ship model basins — test facilities for the development of ship design — in the world.

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David Watson Taylor designed and supervised construction in 1896 of the Washington Navy Yard's Experimental Model Basin (EMB).

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David Watson Taylor - 1896 - Washington Navy Yard

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The Basin named for him was built in 1939 in Bethesda, Maryland, and contains a shallow water basin, a deep water basin, and a high-speed basin.

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1939 - Bethesda, Maryland - Shallow - Basin - Deep

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The Shallow Water Basin is comprised of three adjoining sections: deep water, shallow water, and a J-shaped turning basin used for steering maneuvers. Its carriage can provide speeds up to 18 knots.

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The Deep Water Basin has a pneumatic wavemaker located at one end, and a wave absorbing beach at the other. This capability allows modeling of regular or irregular sea states. Located behind a moveable section of the beach is a fitting out dry dock. Its carriage can provide speeds up to 20 knots.

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Pneumatic - Wavemaker - Wave - Dry dock

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The High-Speed Basin is comprised of two adjoining sections: a deep water section and a shallow water section. Wavemaking capability exists in this basin, and there are three large underwater viewing windows at different elevations which are set into the wall about mid-length. The high-speed carriages can provide complex motions for the model at speeds up to 50 knots.

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