For the last ten years, commercial shipbuilders have had to make frequent and extensive damaged stability investigations. To accomplish this we have developed the program that we are about to describe.

When ships reach the end of their useful lives, the U.S. Government must find ways to dispose of them. Although several options exist, the most prevalent disposal option is to salvage the ships for scrap. Because ships often contain a variety of hazardous substances, ship scrapping can, if done improperly, pose dangers to human health and the environment. Indeed, safety issues have recently risen to the forefront of a national debate concerning the United States' public policy on ship scrapping.

Revised and updated (1st ed., 1988) to reflect current information and practice in the shipbuilding industry, this text/reference describes the principles and practice of ship production employing group technology. The system described is a mix of old and new techniques, aimed at optimizing producti

An official Atomic Energy Commission historian assigned to Admiral Rickover's office, Duncan draws on files, documents, and interviews to chronicle the introduction of nuclear powered ships into the US Navy. Covers the period from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR