Principles of Naval Engineering

The engine maker's own guide to how hull, propeller and main engine work together: ship types, hull resistance, propeller efficiency, engine layout and load diagrams. Clear illustrations make it a strong entry point to ship propulsion.

MAN Energy Solutions

A short training manual on gas turbine propulsion at sea: how the engines developed, their types and construction, starting systems, fuels and lubricants, and automated control. Detailed cutaway drawings of real engines.

U.S. Naval Education and Training Command

A rate training manual on the machinery of a steam propulsion plant: turbines, steam-driven generators, pumps, heat exchangers, refrigeration and plant maintenance. Practical, well illustrated and written for work aboard ship.

U.S. Naval Education and Training Command

The standard treatise on marine steam machinery for engineering students and sea-going engineers: boilers, engines, condensers, propellers and engine room practice, with hundreds of detailed drawings.

Richard Sennett, Henry J. Oram