David Taylor Model Basin
The David W. Taylor Model Basin is one of the largest ship model basins—test facilities for the development of ship design—in the world. DTMB is a field activity of the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Depression with an elevation of 128 feet (39 metres)
- Description: ship model basin located at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
- Also known as“David W. Taylor Model Basin”“DTMB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lock 14 and Carderock Recreation Area.
Carderock Recreation Area
Picnic site
Carderock Recreation Area is a 100-acre park…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carderock and Cabin John.
Carderock
Locality
Carderock is an unincorporated community…
Cabin John
Village
Cabin John is a census-designated place and… Cabin John is situated 1½ miles east of David Taylor Model Basin.
Carderock Springs Historic District
Neighborhood
Carderock Springs Historic District is a national… Carderock Springs Historic District is situated 1½ miles northeast of David Taylor Model Basin.
David Taylor Model Basin
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Latitude
38.974° or 38° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-77.19137° or 77° 11′ 29″ west
Open location code
87C4XRF5+HF
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“David Taylor Model Basin” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “David Taylor Model Basin”
- Cebuano: “David Taylor Model Basin”
- Chinese: “泰勒船模試驗槽”
- Chinese: “泰勒船模试验槽”
- French: “David Taylor Model Basin”
- French: “David W. Taylor Model Basin”
- German: “David Taylor Model Basin”
- German: “David W. Taylor Model Basin”
- Japanese: “テーラー水槽”
- Japanese: “デヴィッド・テイラー船型研究所”
- Persian: “دیوید تیلر مدل بیسین”
- Polish: “David Taylor Model Basin”
- Russian: “Опытовый бассейн Дэвида Тейлора”
- Spanish: “David Taylor Model Basin”
- Spanish: “David W. Taylor Model Basin”
- Swedish: “David Taylor Model Basin”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division and Lock 14.
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