Principles of Ship Performance. Course Notes
United States Naval Academy
The full course notes of the U.S. Naval Academy's EN400 course: hull form, hydrostatics, stability, ship structure, resistance and powering, seakeeping, maneuvering and submarines. Worked examples and lab guides make it a complete first course in naval architecture.
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