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Diesels for the First Stealth Weapon: Submarine Power 1902-1945
Diesels for the First Stealth Weapon: Submarine Power 1902-1945
by Lyle Cummins
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A comprehensive and profusely illustrated history of the world's submarine diesels from origins to peak of perfection in World War II. It tells of their designers, builders and the dedicated submariners caring for these always state of the art engines... (read more)

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The Fleet Type Submarine Color Supplement
The Fleet Type Submarine Color Supplement
by PeriscopeFilm.com
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A companion text for The Fleet Type Submarine (also published by PeriscopeFilm.com), this supplement offers nearly thirty color plates showing various details of a WWII fleet submarine. These include compensation and steering systems, plane controls... (read more)

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Reeds Mathematical Tables and Engineering Formulae
Reeds Mathematical Tables and Engineering Formulae
by David Reid
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This book contains invaluable reference tables and math formulae for trainee and professional marine engineers. Focusing on subjects most commonly required in mechanical and marine engineering (including a section on naval architecture), the formulae are... (read more)

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Fleet Type Submarine 1946 Reprint
Fleet Type Submarine 1946 Reprint
by US NAVY
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Originally published by the U.S. Navy in 1946, The Fleet Type Submarine uses the USS Perch SS313 to explain operating principles, technologies, and systems. It contains numerous diagrams and photos and offers definitions of components and terminology... (read more)

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Box Boats: How Container Ships Changed the World
Box Boats: How Container Ships Changed the World
by Brian J. Cudahy
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Brian Cudahy provides a vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution-from the maiden voyage in 1956 of Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more goods more cheaply than ever... (read more)

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Get Your Captains License 2ND Edition Complete S
Get Your Captains License 2ND Edition Complete S
by Charles Wing
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Know you'll pass before you take the exam. Here's the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to prepare for the U.S. Coast Guard captain's ratings exams required for anyone who takes paying passengers on a boat, and useful for serious boaters who want to... (read more)

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Control of Ships and Underwater Vehicles: Design for Underactuated and Nonlinear Marine Systems (Advances in Industrial Control)
Control of Ships and Underwater Vehicles: Design for Underactuated and Nonlinear Marine Systems (Advances in Industrial Control)
by Khac Duc Do
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Most ocean vessels are underactuated but control of their motion in the real ocean environment is essential. Control of Ships and Underwater Vehicles concentrates on the control of underactuated ocean vessels both surface and submarine. Having more... (read more)

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Get Your Captains License 4TH Edition
Get Your Captains License 4TH Edition
by Charlie Wing
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Every year approximately 10,000 people take the exams to obtain a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license. Get Your Captain's License is a comprehensive study guide for the exams required for the most popular Coast Guard captain's ratings, including the six... (read more)

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Diesel Motor Ships' Engines & Machinery 2 Volumes
Diesel Motor Ships' Engines & Machinery 2 Volumes
by Christen Knak
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Fuel and Lubricating Oils; Gas and Vapour States; Internal Combustion Engines; Testing Procedures; Propulsion; Pumps and Compressors; Valves, Stockports, Flowmeters, etc.; Packing and Insulating Materials; Marine Diesel Engines; Pipeline Systems, etc... (read more)

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Sloshing
Sloshing
by Odd Faltinsen
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This book presents sloshing with marine and land-based applications, with a focus on ship tanks. It also includes the nonlinear multimodal method developed by the authors and an introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Emphasis is also placed on... (read more)

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Underwater Repair Technology
Underwater Repair Technology
by John H Nixon
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The book provides an comprehensive overview of the techniques available for the joining and repair of offshore structures. Nixon starts with joining systems that do not require welding and then explores the associated engineering systems needed for... (read more)

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Steel Boatbuilding
Steel Boatbuilding
by Thomas E Colvin
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Combining both volumes of Colvin's masterwork on building boats from steel in one complete volume, this book offers the insights, experience, and mature thinking of a man who has been a merchant seaman, naval architect, yacht and shipbuilder, sailmaker... (read more)

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Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats
Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook: How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats
by Dave Gerr
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Get the full story on your boat's mechanical system The first book to cover the design, selection, installation andevaluation of mechanical systems on boats, Boat MechanicalSystems Handbook will be an invaluable guide for boat designers,builders, owners,... (read more)

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Small Ships 5TH Edition
Small Ships 5TH Edition
by Jay Benford
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Containing scores of study plans for tugs, freighters, ferries, excursion boats, trawler yachts, houseboats, and fishing vessels, this latest volume of ideas is thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, with a tremendous variety of styles and types of... (read more)

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Pounders Marine Diesel Engines 8TH Edition
Pounders Marine Diesel Engines 8TH Edition
by Doug Woodyard
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Since its first appearance in 1950, Pounder's Marine Diesel Engines has served seagoing engineers, students of the Certificates of Competency examinations and the marine engineering industry throughout the world. Each new edition has noted the changes in... (read more)

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Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor
Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor
by C. A. Marchaj
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Newly updated and revised, this critical analysis examines how the search for racing-yacht performance has led to the development of sailing yachts with potentially dangerous seakeeping characteristics. Based upon the highest degree of practical and... (read more)

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Resurrection: Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor
Resurrection: Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor
by Daniel Madsen
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.... (read more)

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Concepts in Submarine Design
Concepts in Submarine Design
by Roy Burcher
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Explores the engineering and architectural aspects of submarine design.... (read more)

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Marine Propellers and Propulsion
Marine Propellers and Propulsion
by John Carlton
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Although the propeller lies submerged out of sight, it is a complex component in both the hydrodynamic and structural sense. Marine Propellers and Propulsion fulfils the need for a comprehensive and cutting edge volume that brings together a great range... (read more)

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Quay Walls
Quay Walls
by Cur Centre For Civil
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This book focuses on the interaction of various parts of the structure of quay walls and the underlying geological formation and provides an extended overview of the knowledge and experience in the area of the design, construction, and management of quay... (read more)

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