This valuable book fills a welcome gap in the history of the Royal Navy, specifically the role of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors (RCNC) during the last half-century. The author served in the Eastern and Pacific Fleets during World War Two.
U.S. Shipbuilding in the 1970s
Position Paper on Australian Shipbuilding Industry
In 1977 The Year Of The Seabarer, McGregor's Boatyard At The Edge Of SCAPA Flow Build A Robotic Vessel - Its Launch - And A Crew Of Three Hired To Sail The Ship From The Orkneys To The south Orkneys Close To The Anthrctic Circle.
Cammell Laird: The Golden Years
Records the evolution of shipbuilding from the first dugouts and Egyptian sailboats to the snorkel submarine and air-conditioned luxury liner.
This specialist text provides the technical marine surveyor an insight into the work carried out by classification societies under class rules. Most of the information is related to the building and continuous operation of merchant ships.
The book also supplies a repertoire of potential technological solutions for professionals working on digital documents.
... fastening of planking and ceiling : ( a ) Not less than two - thirds of treenail fastenings . should go through outside planking , frame and inside ceiling or clamps . ( b ) At least one fastening in each frame should be of metal ...
Notes on Ship Construction
Report on the Ship-building Industry of the U.S.