Offshore Hydromechanics

The 40th anniversary edition of the MIT classic on the hydrodynamics of ships and ocean structures: viscous flow, model testing, lifting surfaces, waves and the motions of bodies in waves. Still the standard graduate text in the field.

J. N. Newman

Lecture notes from TU Delft on ocean waves, the behaviour of ships in waves and the basics of ship hydromechanics, with numerical exercises. A compact bridge between fluid mechanics and seakeeping.

J.M.J. Journée, Jakob Pinkster

University lectures on how ships turn, stop and hold a course: equations of motion, hydrodynamic forces on hull and rudder, manoeuvring tests and simulation. Covers a topic few free books explain.

Nikolai Kornev

Admiral David W. Taylor's manual of marine propulsion: skin friction, wave resistance, model basin experiments, propellers and how to estimate the power a ship needs. The book that founded modern resistance and powering methods.

David W. Taylor

The official ITTC dictionary of terms used in ship hydrodynamics, from cavitation to zigzag manoeuvres, with figures. A handy reference when reading papers or towing tank reports.

International Towing Tank Conference