Nuclear Navy: 1946-1962

Chicago, London: The University of Chicago Press, 1974. – 493 pp.Traces growth of U.S. Navy's nuclear fleet from earliest beginnings to 1962 when twenty-seven submarines and three surface ships were in operation. Focuses on Admiral Hyman G. Rickover as the driving force who convinced the Navy and the Atomic Energy Commission to support the project and who then shepherded it to success.Contents.
Foreword.
Preface.
Control of the Sea.
The Idea and the Challenge.
The Question of Leadership.
The Structure of Responsibility.
Emerging Patterns of Technical Management.
Prototypes and Submarines.
Toward a Nuclear Fleet.
Nuclear Power Beyond the Navy.
Propulsion for the Fleet.
Building the Nuclear Fleet.
Fleet Operation and Maintenance.
The Measure of Accomplishment.