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There are many resources available at the Stephen B. Luce Library in Naval Architecture. Naval Architecture is located in TC, GC and VM call number sections of the the library. In addition,  Encyclopedias, Guides, and Books are available in the circulation collection on the upper deck of the library as well as in the reference collection. 

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias: Naval Architecture
 
Dictionary of Marine Technology -- Ref VM600 .H82 1997 
Eric Sullivan's marine encyclopaedic dictionary -- Ref HE567 .S88 1999
Handbook of Coastal Engineering -- Ref TC205 .H33 2000 
Fairplay World Shipping Directory -- Ref 561 .F56 2000-01 
Handbook of Oceanographic Engineering Materials -- TC1650 .D49
Jane’s Fighting Ships -- Ref VA40 .J34 1996/97 
Lloyd's Maritime Directory -- Ref HE951 .L5 2001 
Ocean and Marine Dictionary -- Ref GC9 .T86
Register of Ships -- Ref VM15 .B77 1999 
Significant Ships -- Ref VM320 .S548 2000 
Journals: Online Naval Architecture Journals
 
PubScience -- Citations and abstracts of articles in science and technology journals
Science Direct -- Full text articles and abstracts
SNAME -- Journals and Indexes published by the Society of Naval Architects
Finding Naval Architecture Books
 
The Stephen B. Luce Library maintains its naval architecture materials in both the reference and circulating sections at the call number range "TC, GC and VM". Search the Library Online Catalog for books.
Useful Naval Architecture Sites
 
Digital Unit Converter Unit conversions in many categories and measurements.
How Many? Units of Measurement. Dictionary with definitions and equivalents for all kinds of measurements.

Online Ethics CMaritime Engineering Historical Research enter for Engineering & Science
Military Specifications and Standards Index. The Department of Defense often contracts for hardware and software. As such DOD procurement staff and engineers developed documents that state the specifications or standards that materials must meet to be used in DOD systems.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents since 1976 and by patent number for earlier patents.
Virtual Laboratory Computer-simulated lab experiments with engineering applications, involving design, measurement, and estimation.
DTIC STINET.  The largest index to military technical reports.  More recent reports, since 1999 are available full-text at this link.
American Bureau of Shipping. This organization publishes many useful items regarding rules for building and classing ocean vessels.
 
Professional Societies in Naval Architecture
 
American Society for Naval Engineers
Institute of Marine Engineers
Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering (OOAE) of ASME
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
 
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