This ship of the United States Naval Forces was the third one to bear the name USS North Carolina. Her commissioned service covered about six years time, and only eleven years elapsed between her authorization and decommissioning; however, in such short period of time rapid development in the industry technology enabled aircrafts and aircraft carriers to completely replace battleships as the main strength of the navy fleet.

Within some years after the completion of World War Two, only the United States retained battleships in its navy. Four battleships belonging to IOWA class were kept in the reserve fleet. Over the years some were updated and returned to the active fleet. For those who wish to see a battleship as it was when the dreadnaughts ruled the seas, the USS North Carolina, moored in Wilmington, North Carolina, has been preserved just as she was on her active duty.

This volume is telling its readers a great and glorious story of the famous USS North Carolina from newly constructed to museum ship. An excellent reference and historical book, and a genuine treasure for the ship modelers who will definitely find the technical information contained in it very useful when building a model of this vessel.

This book has been written by one of the most respected and recognized industry professionals and covers a field of electronics which is currently presenting a number of serious difficulties to the students of electronics. As declared by the author, the ultimate goal of this book is to provide all readers with mathematics to make them understand what exactly electronic filters are and how they work; this would definitely help people understand how to effectively use them.

Knowledge of math at GCSE-level is assumed; the students are also supposed to possess some minimum level of electrical theory. Throughout the publication, the text is backed up by description of various electrical filters, their practical working. There are several control questions at the end of each chapter to check your progress; note that the answers to all those questions are provided at the end of the book.

According to the reviews, the book is very easy to read and covers nearly every aspect of electronic filters from the very simple electronic concepts up to the active and digital filters. The title is pretty self-explanatory and we would recommend this volume to any technicians dealing with such filters and to any non-professional willing to get some technical knowledge of them.

This nice textbook dedicated to the two-stroke engines was specifically prepared by the long-time professional mechanic and one of the world-popular and best-selling authors Paul Dempsey, who tried to provide all interested readers including mechanics, maintenance team members, operators and students with the good reference source that would show them how to fix the diesel engines.

The text part of this publication is supplemented with the numerous detailed drawings and sketches, schemes and images along with the easily understandable instructions making it much easier to get any job related to the engines done quicker. The readers will get a proper and thorough understanding on how to perform the troubleshooting of these engines, in order to be able to determine the source of any problem that may occur, how to conduct the repair works on the magnetos and solid state systems, and how to properly adjust/repair the associated equipment.

There are valuable instructions on fabrication of the crankcase pressure testers, rewinding stators of any type, working with the chains, v-belts, clutches and converters of torque. The tips on the overhauling of such engines including replacement of the crankshaft seals, pistons, rings and main bearings are also there readily available for the interested readers...

I adore secondhand bookshops—the smell, the atmosphere, and the low prices. In my time, I've found lots of great books about building small boats on their dusty shelves. Because many aspects of boating remain the same over generations and even centuries, older books on the subject can often be as relevant today as newer editions, and there's much indeed to learn from them.

However, I have come to dislike certain types of older books, particularly the ones on boat carpentry that are more discouraging than helpful. They usually start with an anecdote about how the author tried building a boat at a young age and failed. In some versions, the author's father, in a fit of misplaced and misguided rage, destroys the original boat with an ax because it's both shameful and unsafe; in others he burns it. Usually the experience leaves the fledgling boat-builder in tears but determined to win the father's approval. Stories like this make me angry because when I see them I know it's more than likely that the author, deliberately or not, is replaying the part of the angry father and making readers feel inadequate, as if they were kids unable to build a proper small boat. In contrast, the present book is meant to make readers feel confident about building small boats. It will explain them how to make the project go smoothly and efficiently, bearing in mind that mistakes are not the end of the world.

You can correct many with the help of good old cousin Poly Urethane, Uncle Epoxy, and Auntie Filler, so there's no need to fear potential blunders along the way. Thankfully, the bad old boat-chopping and boat-burning days are long gone. The methods I'm presenting here are tried, tested, and known to work. Over the years I've noticed beginners often wonder whether alternative cheaper materials and methods might work just as well as the ones I have included in this book. The answer is some will, some won't, and some will only to a point. If you have a slightly wacky idea about building a boat from expanded foam or using water-resistant (rather than waterproof) glue, ask about it on the Internet discussion groups...

This is the official USCG publication which was prepared and formally released by the USCG with the aim to serve as a thorough guide for the administration of the exams of marine deck officers, or simply deck guide. The document is providing all required guidance for the proctors of the examination rooms and all other personnel directly engaged in the administration of the exams to obtain the license of merchant mariners.

All officers-in-charge plus the marine inspection/activity commanders of units shall ensure due compliance will all provisions of this document. The format and layout of the present release of the paper have been changed in order to show in tabular form all modules comprising the recommended professional exam for each of the licenses or document applicants. The partial examinations have been completely eliminated. All procedures and instructions are now combined in a single separate category titled Instructions.

The authors of the paper have also consolidated the deck reference and examination materials and some of the critical details have been added to be of practical use for the personnel of the examination room. The volume is also providing a complete list of module codes showing the module name appearing on the test booklet, types of applicant and brief explanation of the number derivation...

The authors of this title concentrated on small number of specific ships, namely cruisers of the United States Navy fleet and managed to cover them in the greatest detail. Though the publication consists of only 48 pages, the amount of information provided in it is really impressive. The authors put together thorough overview of naval design. In addition, there is a very useful appendix to the main content of the book.

The photographs and illustrations supplementing the text of the book are really fascinating. This is an extremely useful and valuable reference point for ship modelers, researchers or students interested in the times of the steel navy cruisers. The stories contained in the book provide readers with the salient technical details of the individual vessels, paying particular attention to the improvements which were made by their predecessors. Each of the sections of this volume has been very well illustrated and supplemented with numerous photos and artworks.

All interested readers have found this book a very valuable reference source for the students, researchers in this field and ship modelers. The authors have put together the brilliant overview of a quite neglected field of naval design and associated developments presented in a very readable and fascinating manner that made the book extremely popular.

The present naval publication comprises several official manuals that have been duly compiled on the basis of the information obtained from numerous official sources. In fact, this is the reprinting of a standard United States Naval Manual giving an excellent representation of the American Navy Fleet at the very end of the World War Two.

It will definitely serve as a very valuable reference book for everyone who is seriously interested in the US Naval forces. The document is intended to be used as a textbook in the official recognition courses since it will be providing all specialists of the naval warfare and just enthusiasts with the readily available technical materials in a single title. The fundamental principle of the vessel recognition is the familiarity with the "total form" of the observed object.

The real character of the vessel cannot be actually determined by one or few featured; it shall rather be done by the familiarity that can be had with the mass of the hull of the vessel taken together with the superstructure to be viewed from greater distances. The salient characteristics of the vessel recognition are demonstrated in their simplest possible forms by silhouettes... Take a look in this document and find out the rare and useful technical information...

Another textbook on electronics for the newcomers. The book will help beginners understand some basic electronics concepts and also let them know how the basic equipment like diodes, voltage multipliers, amplifiers and other equipment are constructed and how they work. It will be very useful for hobbyists who are willing to dabble, and the authors do not go too deep in mathematics so reading the book is not that difficult.

The publication will also be good for the professionals to check and/or refresh their technical skills. Brief contents - Abbreviations and symbols used; Alternate and direct current; Basic circuits and electric circuit laws; Capacitors and resistors; Capacitor and RC circuits; Coils and inductances; Transformers and semiconductors; Neon lamps, LEDs, and liquid crystals technologies; Other components; Tubes; Integrated circuits; IC arrays; Transistor characteristics; Amplifiers; Oscillators; Circuit diagrams and construction; Printed circuits; Radio and TV technologies; Microprocessors; Batteries, power supplies, and chargers; High-voltage power supplies; Symbols and equations. Definitely recommendable book for all electronics specialists, students and enthusiasts.