Ship design and naval architecture

Marine Structural Design, Second Edition, is a wide-ranging, practical guide to marine structural analysis and design, describing in detail the application of modern structural engineering principles to marine and offshore structures.

The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power wielded by the United States, a nation which would eventually become the world's dominant political and military power of the 20th century.

Written by two well-known experts in the field with input from a broad network of industry specialists, The ROV Manual, Second Edition provides a complete training and reference guide to the use of observation class ROVs for surveying, inspection, and research purposes.

This authoritative textbook covers ship construction techniques and methods for all classes of the Merchant Navy marine deck and engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC) as well as students studying for degrees and diplomas in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

The fast and formidably-armed battlecruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail, that has never been attempted before.

Developed to complement Reeds Vol 12 (Motor Engineering for Marine Engineers), this textbook is key for all marine engineering officer cadets.

This indispensable guide to ship stability covers essential topics such as flotation and buoyancy, small angle, large angle and longitudinal stability, water density effects, bilging, ship resistance, and advanced hydrostatics.

This updated edition provides a modern scientific approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion for a range of ship types.

Explores the history of the US Navy's 11 new steel warships, built during the late 19th century to advance American naval supremacy.

This is the complete reference to the classic yachts and dinghies still sailing today.

An annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.

First book to give an insight into a growing area of interest - stealth warship technology - which is crucial for future developments in warship construction.

The essential coursebook for all students studying general marine engineering.

A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945.

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in one of the most famous classes of battleships ever commissioned into the US Navy.

As World War I ended, the victors were developing a powerful new generation of 'hyper-dreadnoughts' and battlecruisers.

This updated edition provides a modern scientific approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion for a range of ship types.

The Maritime Engineering Reference Book is a one-stop source for engineers involved in marine engineering and naval architecture.

70 per cent of the planet is covered by water, and 90 per cent of global economic trade is transported by sea.

The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

70 per cent of the planet is covered by water, and 90 per cent of global economic trade is transported by sea.

The Kriegsmarine's Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau.

Marine Rudders and Control Surfaces guides naval architects from the first principles of the physics of control surface operation, to the use of experimental and empirical data and applied computational fluid dynamic modelling of rudders and control surfaces.

The fast and formidably-armed battlecruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail, that has never been attempted before.

This indispensable guide to ship stability covers essential topics such as flotation and buoyancy, small angle, large angle and longitudinal stability, water density effects, bilging, ship resistance, and advanced hydrostatics.

The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

Marine Structural Design, Second Edition, is a wide-ranging, practical guide to marine structural analysis and design, describing in detail the application of modern structural engineering principles to marine and offshore structures.

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world.

Now in its final resting place at the bottom of the Potomac River in Maryland, the U-Boat U-1105 is unique among German World War II submarines.

Technical introduction to ship propeller hydrodynamics, for researchers in ocean technology, naval architecture, mechanical engineering.

Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas.

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'One of the best software design books of all time' - BookAuthorityCory Althoff is a self-taught programmer.

Praise for this boating classic: The most up-to-date and readable book we've seen on the subject.

Explores the engineering and architectural aspects of submarine design.

The Maritime Engineering Reference Book is a one-stop source for engineers involved in marine engineering and naval architecture.

For the first time in naval warfare submarines played a major role in the war at sea in the years 1939–45, and this major reference book describes all the classes of vessel that were deployed by the eighteen combatant nations during those years.

This textbook covers the theoretical, fundamental aspects of naval architecture for students preparing for the Class 2 and Class 1 Marine Engineer Officer exams.

Reeds Marine Surveying is aimed at students of marine surveying, professional marine surveyors, boatyard operators and technically-minded boat owners, and covers the latest marine surveying technology, including analysis of the mechanical behaviour of materials, failure analysis, stress concentration, fatigue and fracture, corrosion, wood-damaging organisms, polymer chemistry, and the composition and characteristics of common plastics, metal, alloys and composite materials.

During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive patters.

The Titanic.

For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships.

Beautiful boats last a long time, but ugly ones die young.

For centuries inventors have been dreaming up schemes to allow people to submerge beneath the waves, stay a while then return again unharmed.

Developed to complement Reeds Vol 12 (Motor Engineering for Marine Engineers), this textbook is key for all marine engineering officer cadets.

The essential textbook for all students preparing for Marine Engineer Officer exams.

The Titanic.

The course keeping and manoeuvring requirements for a ship are governed by international maritime law.