Ship Construction

Very informative also gives u links to other places to read at the end of each chapter im up to chapter 10 and satisfied up to this point so far I recommend this book

I am doing my masters and mates now and this book has been a valuable help for my in my study

I was hoping that this book of Ship Construction would have graphics defining how the ship is put together with photos and drawings in today's construction methods. Unfortunately it does not fill the bill. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers' publication Design and Construction of Steel Merchant Ships is far better at illustrating the construction techniques from the mid 1950's. There have been updated versions subsequent to the book edited by David Arnott. There is also a better book put out by Reed's series on ship design which has line drawings to illustrate the construction techniques which has been updated over the years. I wish that Mr. Bruce's book did more illustrating of the bow structure, the stern framework, the double bottom tankers strength members, and the strength members and plating which are integrated to make the ship strong and seaworthy.

Needed this book for my son’s class in college.

List the important items of ship design.

Very helpful for my job...

Very good!

It is not very detailed, it only covers the basics. It is probably good for those just getting started in the marine world.