INDEX TO PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS 



Thursday, December 10, 1914. 



International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea :....,.. 1 



By E. T. Chamberlain, Esq., Honorary Associate. 

 .Safety of Life at Sea. Application of Subdivision Rules Adopted at It^terna- 



tional Conference: 9 



By James Donald, Esq., Member. 

 Safety of Life from Fire at Se:a :............ 31 



By W. O. Teague, Esq., Visitor. 

 The Expansion or Contraction of Dimensions and the Effect Upon Resistance : . 57 



By Professor Herbert C. Sadler, Member of Council. 

 Some Experiments With Models Having Radical Variations of After Sections: 61 



By Naval Constructor D. W. Taylor, U. S. N., Vice-President. 

 Stability of Vessels as Affected by Damage Due to Collision : . . . . 67 



By William Gatewood, Esq., Member. 

 Tse Thermodynamics of the Marine Oil Engine: 75 



By John F. Wentworth, Esq., Visitor. 

 Launching Data for a Battleship: 91 



By Naval Constructor John G. Tawresey, U. S. N., Member. 



Friday, December 11, 1914. 



Recent Developments in Submarine Signaling: . 107 



By J. B. Millet, Esq., Visitor. 

 Submarine Signaling and a Proposed Method of Safe Navigation in Fog: . . 115 



By Commander F. L. Sawyer, U. S. N., Member. 

 The Behavior of Riveted Joints Under Stresses: 133 



By James E. How^ard, Esq., Visitor. 

 Our First Frigates. Some Unpublished Facts About Their Construction : . . 139 



By Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 

 Refueling Warships at Sea : 157 



By Spencer Miller, Esq., Member. 

 The Applicability of Electrical Propulsion to Battleships, Together With the 



Experience Gained With It on the Jupiter : 185 



By Lieutenant S. M. Robinson, U. S. N., Member. 



