U.S. SHIPYARDS TURN THE CORNER

An information survey is given of the dramatic changes taking place in the design of ocean transport. Specialized ship types of standard design are increasing productivity. The activites at various American shipyards in the fields of design, and materials and manufacturing processes employed, especially welded fabrication, are described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company

  Chestnut and 56th Streets
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19139
• Authors:
  • Wakefield, B D
• Publication Date: 1971-9-16

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 77-81
• Serial:
  • Iron Age
  • Volume: 208
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Chilton Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Modernization; Planning; Production; Production control; Productivity; Shipbuilding; Shipyards; State of the art
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034799
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 1974 12:00AM