PART l-THE NAVAL SHIP 



Chapter 1 The Development of Naval Ships 



Chapter 2 Ship Design and Construction 



Chapter 3 Stability and Buoyancy 



Chapter 4 Preventive and Corrective Damage Control 



The four chapters included in this part of the text deal primarily with 

 the ship as a whole, rather than with specific items of engineering equip- 

 ment. Most of the information given in this part applies to naval ships in 

 general, without regard to the type of ship or the type of propulsion plant 

 employed. 



Chapter 1 provides a brief historical survey of the development of 

 naval ships. Chapter 2 takes up basic design considerations, ship flota- 

 tion, ship structure, compartmentation, and the geometry of the ship. 

 Chapter 3 deals with the basic principles of stability and buoyancy; al- 

 though this information is largely theoretical, it is essential for a true 

 understanding of the naval ship and for an understanding of many aspects 

 of damage control. Chapter 4 is concerned with preparations to resist 

 damage, the damage control organization, material conditions of readi- 

 ness, the investigation of damage, the control of damage, and certain 

 aspects of nuclear, biological, and chemical defense. 



