William Froude (November 28, 1810 in Devon [2] – May 4, 1879 in Simon’s Town, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships (such as the hull speed equation) and for predicting their stability.
His birth will be remembered at his grave in Simon’s Town on 27th November 2020by the SAIMENA Cape Branch together with the learners from the Lawhill School.
Here is a short extract of the opening of one of his papers from 1861.
The full paper is available here:
On the Rolling of Ships Froude 1861
Happy reading.
Postponed – Mentoring in a Maritime Environment Workshop – Durban 17-18 March 2020
Past event – SAIMENA Durban Branch – 27th February 2020. Harvesting Ice Bergs
Past event – SAIMENA Durban Branch 2020 AGM 12 Feb 2020
Postponed – SAIMENA Cape Branch ANNUAL GOLF DAY 2020 Clovelly Country Club – 27 March 2020
Past event – SAIMENA Durban Branch – Meeting and Technical Paper Presentation on 29th January
Past event – SAIMENA Durban Branch End of Year Lunch – 12 Dec 2019
Past event – SAIMENA Cape Branch Technical Paper – 28 Nov 2019 – site visit to DAMEN Shipbuilders Cape Town
Past event – SAIMENA Durban Branch 2019 Annual Golf Day – 26th September 2019
Past event – SAIMENA Cape Branch Technical Paper 29 Aug – “Does sensor data agree when the captain says: “The ship is at her limit?” by Prof Annie Bekker
SAMSA Marine Notice no. 18 & 19 of 2019
On 25th June every year, Day of the Seafarer celebrates the vital yet often hidden work done by seafarers to transport goods and commodities all around the globe. The film illustrates the unseen connections between those who serve at sea and the things we take for granted in our everyday lives.
https://youtu.be/kMlOwfNyzC0?list=UUoQbQE-aEhVBywNRB-XsHOQ