http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/ 2012-05-21T00:13:59+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/ http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-10-07T22:01:53+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=about&rev=1223413313 While I realize that the majority of the information on this site focuses on weapons of war, this site is not intended to condone or glorify combat. As a former member of the United States Navy, I fully understand the old adage that no one despises war more than those who must fight them. text/html 2008-11-13T19:22:05+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=blueprints&rev=1226604125 The following ship blueprints are available via email upon request (<digitalshipwright@verizon.net>). Battleships USS West Virginia (BB-48) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Missouri (BB-63) Cruisers USS Newport News (CA-148) Destroyers Fletcher Class DD text/html 2011-07-03T21:14:57+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=digital_shipwright&rev=1309724097 The Digital Shipwright Wiki This is the official Wiki for the Digital Shipwright. This Wiki has been designed as a repository for warship technical information. While this information pertains largely to the United States Navy, other nation's vessels and technology may appear throughout for reference and comparison. text/html 2008-10-13T18:34:35+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=documents&rev=1223919275 While I have explicitly attempted to avoid political discussions, the influence of government treaties and agreements on naval engineering can not be denied. Below is a list of some of these treaties and documents. * The Influence of Seapower Upon History, 1660-1783, Alfred Thayer Mahan; 1890 text/html 2008-10-12T02:53:03+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=glossary&rev=1223776383 ABAFT - Toward the stern of a ship; back; behind; back of; further aft than. ABEAM - At right angles to the keel. ABOARD - On or in a ship. ABREAST - Side by side; over against; opposite to. ACCOMMODATION LADDER - Stairs slung at the gangway, leading down the vessel's side to a point near the water, for ship access from small boats. text/html 2008-10-08T20:40:23+01:00 http://www.digitalshipwright.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=marad&rev=1223494823 MARAD and the Navy's Inactive Fleet are two separate entities. MARAD is not a Navy facility, but is under the Department of Transportation (DOT). MARAD maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) as a ready source of ships for use during national emergencies and assists in fulfilling its traditional role as the nation's fourth arm of defense in logistically supporting the military when needed.