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catalog abstract ""Civil War Ironclads offers the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts explains, the U.S. Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. In addition, it had to manage a ship acquisition program 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 program set navy shipbuilding back a generation."--Jacket.".
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catalog contributor b12476165.
catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations.".
catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Technology.".
catalog created "2002.".
catalog date "2002".
catalog date "2002.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
catalog description ""Civil War Ironclads offers the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts explains, the U.S. Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. In addition, it had to manage a ship acquisition program 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.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-267) and index.".
catalog description "Machine generated contents note: 1. "I Have Shouldered This Fleet" -- Gustavus Fox and "Monitor Mania" 9 -- 2. Forging the Fleet -- Alban C. Stimers and the Passaic Project 25 -- 35. The Navy Looks West 45 -- 4. Mobilization on the Ohio River 69 -- 5. Miserable Failures -- Combat Lessons and Political Engineering 84 -- 6. A Million of Dollars -- The Price of"Continuous Improvement" lo1 -- 7. Progress Retarded -- The Harbor and River Monitors, 1863-I864 122 -- 8. The Sudden Destruction of Bright Hopes -- The Downfall of the General Inspector 147 -- 9. Good for Fifty Years -- WindingDown theMobilization 17o -- 1o. Additions, Alterations, and Improvements -- Reversing Technological Momentum 198 -- Appendix -- Tabular Data for Passaic- and -- Tippecanoe-Class Monitors 211 -- Abbreviations 213 -- Notes 215 -- Essay on Sources 269 -- Index 277.".
catalog description "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 program set navy shipbuilding back a generation."--Jacket.".
catalog extent "xi, 285 p. :".
catalog identifier "0801868300 (hardcover : acid-free paper)".
catalog isPartOf "Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology".
catalog issued "2002".
catalog issued "2002.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations.".
catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Technology.".
catalog spatial "United States".
catalog subject "973.7/58 21".
catalog subject "Armored vessels United States History 19th century.".
catalog subject "E591 .R63 2002".
catalog subject "Industrial mobilization United States History 19th century.".
catalog subject "Marine engineering United States History 19th century.".
catalog subject "Shipbuilding industry Military aspects United States History 19th century.".
catalog subject "United States. Navy History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
catalog tableOfContents "Machine generated contents note: 1. "I Have Shouldered This Fleet" -- Gustavus Fox and "Monitor Mania" 9 -- 2. Forging the Fleet -- Alban C. Stimers and the Passaic Project 25 -- 35. The Navy Looks West 45 -- 4. Mobilization on the Ohio River 69 -- 5. Miserable Failures -- Combat Lessons and Political Engineering 84 -- 6. A Million of Dollars -- The Price of"Continuous Improvement" lo1 -- 7. Progress Retarded -- The Harbor and River Monitors, 1863-I864 122 -- 8. The Sudden Destruction of Bright Hopes -- The Downfall of the General Inspector 147 -- 9. Good for Fifty Years -- WindingDown theMobilization 17o -- 1o. Additions, Alterations, and Improvements -- Reversing Technological Momentum 198 -- Appendix -- Tabular Data for Passaic- and -- Tippecanoe-Class Monitors 211 -- Abbreviations 213 -- Notes 215 -- Essay on Sources 269 -- Index 277.".
catalog title "Civil War ironclads : the U.S. Navy and industrial mobilization / William H. Roberts.".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".