Electric-Drive Propulsion for U.S. Navy Ships : Background and Issues for Congress.

Provides background information and discusses issues for Congress regarding use of electric-drive propulsion technology on Navy ships, including cost, benefits and risks, and whether, when, and how the technology should be integrated into DD-21 land-attack destroyer program and other ship-acquisitio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Electric power. Armored vessels. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background information and discusses issues for Congress regarding use of electric-drive propulsion technology on Navy ships, including cost, benefits and risks, and whether, when, and how the technology should be integrated into DD-21 land-attack destroyer program and other ship-acquisition programs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.