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The Long Range Shipbuilding Program

In order to meet its ambitious 500-ship goal, the U.S. Maritime Commission turned to a concept that had been used with some success by its predecessor during World War I; design standardization. Traditionally, shipping lines designed their vessels to service specific routes; this made each ship...

SS AMERICA

U.S. Maritime Commission design type P4-S2

Built for U.S.-to-Europe liner service, America was launched on August 31, 1939, the day before Germany invaded Poland, marking the start of World War II; by the time it was ready for passenger service, the Neutrality Act of 1939...

Final Version of Gas Dispersion Final Report

Sandia National Laboratories conducted computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to provide analysis necessary to answer remaining regulatory questions required to bring a hydrogen fuel cell vessel completely through the regulatory approval process and provide a deeper understanding of...