Accession Number:

AD0760360

Title:

The Cargo Submarines: Its History and Possible Applications.

Descriptive Note:

Research paper,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT R I

Personal Author(s):

• Varley,Franklin C.

Report Date:

1972-06-20

Pagination or Media Count:

71.0

Abstract:

The paper past efforts toward the use of submarines as cargo transports and briefly looks at possible applications, both civilian and military, of a cargo carrying submarine. The intent is to introduce broad concepts into the Naval War College arena for amplification and refinement. Cargo submarines are found to be technically and economicaly feasible under certain conditions and have important civilian and military applications in an environment of rapidly depleting petroleum resources.

Descriptors:

• *CARGO SHIPS
• MARINE TRANSPORTATION
• SUBMARINES
• PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
• LOGISTICS

Subject Categories:

• Submarine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE