INDEX TO PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS 



Thursday, November 18, 1915. 



Aerodynamical Experiments Upon a Yacht's Mainsail: 1 



By Professor H. A. Everett, Member. 

 Inland Navigation and Barge Construction versus Floating Bridges: ... 19 



By J. H. Bernhard, Esq., Associate. 

 Variation of Frictional Resistance of Ships with Condition of Wetted Surface: 37 



By Naval Constructor William McEntee, U. S. N., Member. 

 Recent Progress with the Active Type of Gyro- Stabilizer for Ships: . . 43 



By Elmer A. Sperry, Esq., Member. 

 The Determination of the Resistance of Ships. Present Day Status of the Art: 51 



By Ernest H. Rigg, Esq., Member. 

 Some Comparisons Relating to Electric Propulsion of a Battleship :* . . . 71 



By W. L. R. Emmet, Esq., Member of Council. 



Friday, November 19, 1915. 



Interior Decoration OF Vessels: 91 



By Harry B. Etter, Esq., Associate. 

 Results of Model Tank Experiments to Determine the Action of a Ship Brake: 101 



By Captain Wm. Strother Smith, U. S. N., Member. 

 The Maintenance of the Fleet: 107 



By Captain A. P. Niblack, U. S. N., Vice-President. 

 Period of Vibration OF Steam Vessels : 117 



By William Gatewood, Esq., Member. 

 Data on Hog and Sag of Merchant Vessels : 141 



By T. M. Cornbrooks, Esq., Member. 

 The Application of Small Steam Turbines for Auxiliary Purposes on Board Ship: 151 



By W. J. A. London, Esq., and Frederick D. Herbert, Esq., Members. 

 Superheated Steam in Marine Practice: 173 



By Henry B. Oatley, Esq., Member. 

 The Submarine of To-day and To-morrow : 201 



By L. Y. Spear, Esq., Member. 



♦Renamed the New Mexico. 



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