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This study presents a new mathematical hull-form that is expressed as an explicit function with 10 hull-form parameters, which is called the Matsui hull-form in this study. The proposed hull-form was developed by expanding the modified Wigley hull-form so that the following 10 hull-form parameters can be independently varied: main dimensions $$L$$ L , $$B$$ B , $$d$$ d , fineness coefficients $${C}_{b}$$ C b , $${C}_{\mathrm{m}}$$ C m , $${C}_{\mathrm{w}}$$ C w , second moment of waterplane area coefficient $${C}_{\mathrm{w}2}$$ C w 2 , longitudinal center of buoyancy LCB and floatation LCF, and a parameter $$\beta$$ β related to anterior–posterior asymmetry. The main purpose of this hull-form is that it is utilized for the following two objects: the first is the simple evaluation of the seakeeping performance and wave loads in the early ship designing stage without any detailed offset data, and the second is a systematical study on the influence of a ship’s dimensions on the ship response in waves. This paper presents the derivation of the Matsui hull-form and the applicability of the proposed hull-from was confirmed by comparing the ship response in waves with the actual ships. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis of the ship response in waves was conducted as an example of the application of the proposed hull-form.