Articles By Cdr Douglas C Deans
Designing A Modern Dockyard
By: Cdr Douglas C Deans | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 14 May , 2014
Dockyards have often grown from older historical bases by “Alteration and Additions” during spikes of modernisation and expansion dictated by evolving rivalries between maritime nations. As...
Developing Leadership in Arms
By: Cdr Douglas C Deans | Issue: Vol. 27.1 -Mar 2012 | Date: 08 Nov , 2012
Every nation aspiring to be a leader must go through the following four logical steps: Level 1… nations have just the ability to maintain and operate the weapons which are usually bought…; Level...
Modular design and construction of warships
By: Cdr Douglas C Deans | Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 13 Jul , 2012
Ships are built in the shortest time when a series of specific pre-planned Modules are assembled like a Lego set. A Module is an engineered assembly of a portion of the ship Platform that...
WARSHIPS: Cost Reductions and Longevity
By: Cdr Douglas C Deans | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 17 Dec , 2011
Rising costs of Hydro-carbons, technology innovations and general inflation are an intrinsic and unavoidable part of the life cycle costs of a warship. It is evident that maritime nations will...