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Overview"A comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programmes in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts explains, the US Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. In addition, it had to manage a ship acquisition programme of unprecedented size and complexity. To meet these challenges, the Navy established a ""project office"" that was virtually independent of the existing administrative system. The office spearheaded efforts to broaden the naval industrial base and develop a marine fleet of ironclads by granting shipbuilding contracts to inland firms. Under the intense pressure of a wartime economy, it learned to support its high-technology vessels while incorporating the lessons of combat. But neither the broadened industrial base nor the advanced management system survived the return of peace. Cost overruns, delays and technical blunders discredited the embryonic project office, while capital starvation and never-ending design changes crippled or ruined almost every major builder of ironclads. When Navy contracts evaporated, so did the shipyards. Contrary to widespread belief, Roberts concludes, the ironclad programme set Navy shipbuilding back a generation." Full Product DetailsAuthor: William H. RobertsPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780801868306ISBN 10: 0801868300 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 27 May 2002 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents"Contents: List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1 ""I Have Shouldered This Fleet"" - Gustavus Fox and ""Monitor Mania"" 2 Forging the Fleet - Alban C. Stimers and the Passaic Project 3 The Navy Looks West 4 Mobilization on the Ohio River 5 Miserable Failures - Combat Lessons and Political Engineering 6 A Million of Dollars - The Price of ""Continuous Improvement"" 7 Progress Retarded - The Harbor and River Monitors, 1863-1864 8 The Sudden Destruction of Bright Hopes - The Downfall of the General Inspector 9 Good for Fifty Years - Winding Down the Mobilization 10 Additions, Alterations, and Improvements - Reversing Technological Momentum Appendix Tabular Data for Passaic- and Tippecanoe-Class Monitors Abbreviations Notes Essay on Sources Index"ReviewsA valuable read for the specialist in Civil War navies. -- NYMAS Review Author Information"After retiring from the navy in 1994 as a surface warfare officer, William H. Roberts earned his Ph.D. in history at the Ohio State University in Columbus. He is the author of USS New Ironsides in the Civil War and ""Now for the Contest"": Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the Civil War." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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