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In order to obtain the resistance performance and economic navigation posture of a new unmanned survey catamaran, a calm water resistance simulation of this catamaran is conducted by model tests, the empirical formula method, and the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Further, the CFD method is used to explore the influence of different longitudinal positions of the center of gravity on the hull and perimeter waveform, and a suitable installation position is selected for the multi-beam acoustic equipment. The results show that the CFD method can accurately predict the navigation posture and resistance at all speeds, while the empirical formula method is mainly suitable when the speed is low (FrΔ