This paper presents analytic and numerical results for the added-mass coefficients of two-dimensional rectangular cylinders, accelerating laterally in shallow water. The free surface is assumed rigid, corresponding to low-frequency oscillations in waves or low Froude number maneuvers in calm water. The effects of finite water depth are most significant for rectangles of large beam-draft ratio.
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Flagg et al. (1971) studied this question.