Table of Contents;

Chapter 1. The function of the ship; ship types
Chapter 2. Definitions, principal dimensions, form coefficients
Chapter 3. Classification societies and governmental authorities
Chapter 5. Buoyancy, stability and trim
Chapter 6. The Sea and ship motors
Chapter 7. Structural strength
Chapter 8. Resistance
Chapter 9. Propulsion
Chapter 10. Rudders and control surfaces
Chapter 11. Powering
Chapter 12. Vibration
Chapter 13. Ship design
Index.

Muckle's Naval Architecture, Second Edition is concerned with problems related to resistance, propulsion, and vibration in naval architecture. Topics include ship calculations, stability and trim, ship motions, and structural strength. This book also gives a brief reference to ship design. This text is comprised of 13 chapters; the first of which provides an overview of the function of the ship, its layout, and various types. The next chapter explains definitions, principal dimensions, and form coefficients, along with classification societies and governmental authorities that regulate ship de.