The "'Swan 431 "'was designed by Olin Stephens as a flush deck racing yacht to S & S design # 2238 only one boat was produced in 1975.
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Combined with her long sweeping flush deck and streamlined structure, she was far more graceful not only than her predecessors but the nearly 50'shorter South Dakota-class battleships that succeeded her.
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In 1936 only some 169 of the flush deck destroyers would be left, four " Caldwell " class and the rest " Wickes " and " Clemson " class.
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A disadvantage of such a design is the structural weakness at the forecastle'break'( the rear end of the forecastle with the main deck behind and below ) relative to a flush deck structure.
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The BIP-19 design included a long flush deck, with a beam, a draught of, and a displacement of 19, 000 tonnes; dimensions which exceeded the requirements of the NTCD concept.
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Both vessels had a flush deck design with a distinctive " turtleback " forecastle that was intended to clear water from the bow during high speed navigation, but was poorly designed for high waves or bad weather.
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General dissatisfaction with the earlier " 1, 000 ton " designs ( " Cassin " and " Tucker " classes ) led to the fuller hull form of the " flush deck " type.
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The "'Swan 76 "'was designed by Olin Stephens and built by Nautor's Swan and first launched in 1979 . The boat was available in two versions, with flush deck or deckhouse.
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Nevertheless, in June 1940, shortly after Italy's entry into the war, Mussolini sanctioned conversion of the, ocean liner " Roma " into an auxiliary carrier, featuring a flush deck and a small hangar.
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She was " . . . topped by a flush deck fore and aft . . . To better withstand buoys scraping her sides, " Shubrick " s hull was painted black, topped with a white ribbon and waist.
