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Artificial Reefs
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95By 2005, the U.S. Navy and the Maritime Administration will have accumulated some 360 retired ships in need of disposal. A previous RAND study demonstrated the potential attractiveness of reefing as a disposal option. In this study, the authors examine the economic, legal, environmental, and programmatic issues that might bear on the Navy?s decision... more...
The British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815
Boydell & Brewer 2010; US$ 120.00Assesses how the Victualling Board succeeded in feeding the fleet, providing a great deal of interesting detail on the food and drink supplied and on how the Board went about its tasks. The book also discusses the Board's management practices, outlining areas of incompetence. more...
Disposal Options for Ships
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95By examining the use of US shipyards and international organizations and partnerships, this study evaluates the options for the disposal of US Navy and US Maritime Administration ships: storage, domestic recycling, overseas recycling and sinking ships to build artifical reefs. more...
Preserving the Eyes of the Fleet
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95The E-2C Hawkeye is the US Navy's airborne early-warning aircraft and an integral component of the Navy's carrier air wing. The Navy soon has to decide whether to buy new aircraft, retrofit old aircraft or refurbish them to extend their service lives. This work covers these options. more...
Reforming MIL-Specs: the Navy Experience with Military Specifications and Standards Reform (2001)
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95This study helps to determine why Navy military specifications and standards reform (MSSR) was not completed within budget or in accordance with a self-imposed schedule. The report defines the status of navy reforms, and looks for reasons why the Navy missed its self-imposed reform completion date. more...
The Shipbuilding and Force Structure Analysis Tool
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95To help the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Navy with force structure decisionmaking, RAND researchers developed the Shipbuilding and Force Structure Analysis Tool, a series of four linked models that provide an environment in which the user is able to understand the implications of force structure choices on resource requirements and the... more...
Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815
Boydell & Brewer 2010; US$ 99.00Provisioning the fleet, and the army overseas, during the French Wars of 1793-1815 was a massive undertaking. This book explains how the Victualling Board in London handled this enormous task, focusing in particular on contractors - that is the merchants and brokers, who provided a vast range of commodities, as well as huge quantities of fresh water... more...
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