This paper was given as testimony during a 20 June 1984 hearing by the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee. Thus, the entire paper is part of the Congressional Record. The testimony relates a concise history of modern shipbuilding methods, a brief description of those methods, and prerequisites for modern shipbuilding to take hold in the United States.

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1985. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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