Stevens has a long history of contributions to maritime research dating 

 back to the last century when one of the members of the Stevens family per- 

 fected an early steamboat. Our Davidson Laboratory has been engaged in hy- 

 drodynamics research since 1935, and we take pride in the fact that many re- 

 sults of the work of the Laboratory have been reported in meetings of this kind 

 in previous years. Today it is with special pride that we share the sponsorship 

 of this symposium during the ONR vicentennial year. Again, it is a pleasure to 

 be with you and to welcome you to this forum. 



