Introduction to Production Processes and Facilities in the Steel Shipbuilding and Repair Industry

Abstract

This report is provided as a supplement to the Environmental Best Management Practices project paper #0353 task #N1-89-3 published in July 1992. The SP-1 Panel, Facilities and Environmental Effects, agreed that this report would be a good addition to the Best Management Practices Project at the January 1991 Panel Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The intended purpose of this report is to serve as an introduction to the steel shipbuilding and repair industries production processes and facilities. The target audiences for this report are environmental regulators, new employees, and others not versed in shipbuilding and repair processes and facilities. The processes and facilities described in this manual are generic in nature. The manual will provide the introductory reader a general understanding of how the facilities and production operations function in the shipyard. Basic research for this manual was performed at NASSCO. Information about various shipbuilding facilities and processes was solicited from various shipyards throughout the nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA458145

Entities

People

  • Zachary F. Jacobs

Organizations

  • National Steel and Shipbuilding Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Drydocks
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Handling
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Naval Architecture
  • Production
  • Sheet Metal
  • Shipbuilding

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security