32 in '44: Building the Portsmouth Submarine Fleet in World War II

by Rodney K. Watterson

Overview

After averaging the completion of less than two submarines a year in the 1930s, the Portsmouth Navy Yard completed an astonishing thirty-two submarines in 1944 including the simultaneous launching of three submarines. The yard built seventy-nine submarines between 1941 and 1945, a fleet that collectively represented thirty-seven percent of the United States submarines built during the war and sank over one third of the Japanese shipping sunk by United States submarines. 32 in ‘44 analyzes the factors behind the yard‘s record setting submarine production that made such a significant contribution to the winning of the war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557500953
Publisher:	Naval Institute Press
Publication date:	11/15/2022
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rodney K. Watterson, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and MIT, was involved with shipyards and submarines throughout his thirty-year naval career. A resident of Hampton, NH, he holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 Between the Wars 1

Chapter 2 Ramp-Up 15

Chapter 3 Management 29

Chapter 4 Employees 56

Chapter 5 Methods 75

Chapter 6 Metrics 104

Chapter 7 Transformations 117

Conclusion 123

Appendix: Additional Figures 127

Notes 135

Bibliography 155

Index 163