Tabla de Contenidos: “…Wiley: the early years -- The road to Lakehurst -- The USS Shenandoah (ZR 1) -- The USS Los Angeles (ZR 3) -- The Shenandoah Disaster -- Changes in command -- Commanding the Los Angeles -- The USS Tennessee (BB 43) -- The USS Akron (ZRS 4) -- The crash of the Akron -- Aftermath of the Akron -- The USS Macon (ZRS 5) -- The end of an era -- USS Sirius (AK 15), Hell Gate, and helium -- War and battleships -- Kamikazes and beyond.…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Establishing an air station -- The USS Shenandoah and the early years -- The USS Los Angeles: training and experimentation -- The USS Akron and USS Macon -- Lakehurst: international airport -- Preparations for war -- The war years -- Postwar progress -- End of the program -- Afterword -- Appendixes -- A. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…"The torpedo is born -- First World War fire control techniques -- Between the wars -- An analysis of the fire control problem -- The Second World War -- The Era of the GUPPY -- From Tang to Nautilus -- A most unusual torpedo -- Skipjack, the convergence of Nautilus and Albacore -- The Sturgeon-class submarine -- The Los Angeles class submarine -- The ballistic missile submarine -- The Seawolf and Virginia submarines -- The future of American submarines -- Appendix A: A glossary of submarine fire control terminology -- Appendix B: An evolution of submarine torpedo fire control equipment."…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…"" APPENDIX C """" APPENDIX D ""; ""LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH""; ""History of the LA/LB VTIS""; ""Marine Exchange Activities""; ""JPS Activities""; ""Government Actions""; ""Status of LA/LB VTIS""; ""DELAWARE BAY AND RIVER VTIS""; ""Status of Delaware VTIS""; ""Precision Piloting Tool""; ""REFERENCES""; "" APPENDIX E ""; ""PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY THAMES NAVIGATION SERVICE""; ""ROTTERDAM VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM""…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…"" APPENDIX C """" APPENDIX D ""; ""LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH""; ""History of the LA/LB VTIS""; ""Marine Exchange Activities""; ""JPS Activities""; ""Government Actions""; ""Status of LA/LB VTIS""; ""DELAWARE BAY AND RIVER VTIS""; ""Status of Delaware VTIS""; ""Precision Piloting Tool""; ""REFERENCES""; "" APPENDIX E ""; ""PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY THAMES NAVIGATION SERVICE""; ""ROTTERDAM VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM""…”
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