The research aims to make an analysis of the mean drifting force and moment on a ship towed in captive and free condition in oblique regular waves. The 3-D potential theorem with simplified free-surface condition and source distribution technique is used to calculate the ship motion response. A far-field method is adopted to solve the drifting force and moment for both restrained and free running ships. A series 60 model is applied for numerical calculations, and comparisons with experimental data and strip theory and near-field method are made. It shows that the results are generally in good agreement with experimental data and superior to the strip theory and the method with near-field.