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Shiphandling fundamentals for littoral combat ships and the new frigates /

Shiphandling Fundamentals for Littoral Combat Ships and the New Frigates is the first authoritative book on the theory and practice of driving U.S. Navy waterjet ships, originally known as "Littoral Combat Ships" (LCS). Authored by a career shipdriver who was part of the first generation o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gagliano, Joseph A., 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]
Series:U.S. Naval Institute blue & gold professional library.
Subjects:
Littoral combat ships > United States.
Frigates > United States.
Warships > Handling > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Ship handling > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States. > Navy > Officers' handbooks.
Table of Contents:
  • Controllable and uncontrollable forces in shiphandling
  • Waterjet vector management
  • Standard commands
  • Pierwork
  • Channel driving
  • Special shiphandling evolutions
  • Open-ocean shiphandling
  • Simulator training.