The 1980s have ushered in a new era for the US. Navy. Despite projectionssa that the number of ships it had at the start of the decade would decline, the total is increasing, and the Navy is predicting that it will reach its long-sought goal of a 600-ship Navy by 1990.
The present evolution of naval technologies seems to favor the theory that, for all navies, the era of big surface ships and even big submarines might be nearing its end, in favor of smaller, faster, more numerous and more flexible platforms and the blurring ot the civil-military distinction in the oceans.
A. Ship, boat , or vessel is a floating structure capable of motion. As such, it must be strong enough to support the loads it carries.
The Primary reason for the preparation of this work was to present the characteristics of a ship in such a way as to be of the maximum usefulness to officers of the Merchant Marine