CONTENTS 



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Preface iii 



Address of Welcome xii 



F. J. Weyl, Deputy and Chief Scientist, Office of Naval Research, 

 Washington, D.C. 



Opening Address xiv 



H.R.H. Crown Prince Harald of Norway 



Introductory Remarks xvi 



G. P. Weinblum, Institut fur Schiffbau der Universitat, 

 Hamburg, Germany 



RECENT PROGRESS TOWARD THE UNDERSTANDING AND 



PREDICTION OF SHIP MOTION 3 



T. F. Ogilvie, David Taylor Model Basin, Washington, D.C. 



PROBLEM AREAS IN SHIP MOTION RESEARCH 80 



W. J. Pierson, Jr., New York University, New York, N.Y. 



SOME REMARKS ON THE STATISTICAL ESTIMATION OF 



RESPONSE FUNCTIONS OF A SHIP 97 



Y. Yamanouchi, Ship Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan 



RESPONSE TO COMMENTS BY WILLARD J. PIERSON, JR. 1Z7 



T. F. Ogilvie, David Taylor Model Basin, Washington, D.C. 



CURRENT PROGRESS IN THE SLENDER BODY THEORY FOR 



SHIP MOTIONS 129 



J. N. Newman and E. O, Tuck, David Taylor Model Basin, 

 Washington, D.C. 



DISCUSSION 162 



H. Maruo, National University of Yokohama, 

 Yokohama, Japan 



COMMENTS ON SLENDER BODY THEORY 165 



E. V. Laitone, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 



REPLY TO DISCUSSION 166 



J.N. Newman and E. O. Tuck, David Taylor Model 

 Basin, Washington, D.C. 



SLENDER BODY THEORY FOR AN OSCILLATING SHIP AT 



FORWARD SPEED 167 



W. P. A. Joosen, Netherlands Ship Model Basin, 

 Wageningen, Netherlands 



APPLYING RESULTS OF SEAKEEPING RESEARCH 187 



E. V. Lewis, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, Glen Cove, 

 Long Island, New York 



DISCUSSION 210 



G. Aertssen, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium 



DISCUSSION 211 



G. J. Goodrich, National Physical Laboratory, 

 Teddington, England 



