Shipboard Damage Control
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1978. Third Printing. Hardcover. [10], 169, [1] pages. Illustrations. Glossary of Terms. Bibliography. Index. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. This is part of the Fundamentals of Naval Science series. Allen M. Bissell was commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1960; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1981; commanding officer United States Ship Seneca, United States Navy, 1966-1968; adviser, Vietnam Naval Academy, Nha Trang, Republic Vietnam, 1969-1970; engineering instructor, Naval Academy Faculty, 1970-1973; commanding officer United States Ship Hoist, then United States Ship McCandless, 1974-1977; chief engineer United States Ship Forrestal, 1978-1980; commanding officer Naval Data Automation Center, U. S. Navy, Norfolk, Virginia, 1980-1983; retired, U. S. Navy, 1983; contract manager, Vitro laboratories, 1984-1988; vice president, Trident Engineering Associations, Annapolis, since 1990; president, Design Construct International, Inc., Cons. Engineers, Chevy Chase. This book is offered as a guide to all division officers of the fleet, and as a text to al officer candidates and midshipmen who desire to gain a basic understanding of shipboard damage control. This book provides information on principles of stability, organizational concepts and practices, an introduction to some systems and equipment, and a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of computer support in damage control. The concepts as well as the equipment of damage control are tools, some merely useful, some critical. How well these tools serve depends upon the men who use them and the proficiency of those men. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Damage Control, Ship Design, Stability, NBC Warfare Defense, SAVESHIP Program, Buoyancy, Foam, Hull Stresses, Center of Gravity, Watertight, Stranding
ISBN: 0870216279
[Book #76561]
Price: $50.00