INDEX TO PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS 



Friday, May 26, 1921. 

 The Internal-Combustion Engine as Applied to Marine Propulsion : . . . 5 



By John F. Metten, Esq., Member, and J. C. Shaw, Esq., Visitor. 

 Reduction Gears for Ship Propulsion : 13 



By Robert Warriner, Esq., Member. 



Thursday, November 17, 1921. 



The Tactical Relations Between Different Classes of Men-of-War and Their 



Embodiment in Design : 75 



By Rear Admiral W. L. Rodgers, United States Navy, Associate. 

 Development of the Three-Plane Navy, with or without Battleships: ... 85 



By Mason S. Chace, Esq., Life Member. 

 American Classification of American Vessels: 95 



By W. A. Dobson, Esq., Vice-President. 

 Electric Propulsion of Ships: 107 



By W. E. Thau, Esq., Member. 

 Electric Auxiliaries on Merchant Ships: 157 



By Edgar D. Dickinson, Esq., Member. 



Friday, November 18, 1921. 



How Can American Ships Compete Successfully with Foreign Ships? ... 191 



By Winthrop L. Marvin, Esq., Associate. 

 The Importance of Port Facilities in the Development of a Merchant Marine 



and Commerce : 217 



By Rear Admiral H. H. Rousseau (C. E. C), U. S. Navy, Visitor. 

 Cost Accounting and Estimating : 243 



By H. H. Schulze, Esq., Member. 

 Calculation of the Transverse Strength of Submarines by Marbec's Method : . 257 



By Professor William Hovgaard, Member. 

 Design and Construction of Passenger Steamers: 269 



By E. H. Rigg, Esq., Member of Council. 

 The Influence of Shape of Transverse Sections upon Resistance : . . . . 303 



By Professor Herbert C. Sadler, Member of Council, and Professor E. M. Bragg, 

 Member. 

 Power and Speed Trials OF Ten Thousand Deadweight-Ton Tanker: . . . 319 



By H. A. Everett, Esq., Member. 

 American Shipyard Apprenticeships, Evening Schools and Scholarships: . . 329 



By Charles F. Bailey, Esq., Member of Council. 



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