Chapter I: Basic design / E. Scott Dillon;
Chapter II: General Arrangement / Robert J.;
Chapter III: Hull Strength / Henry A.;
Chapter IV: Ship structures / David B. Bannerman y Robert S. Little;
Chapter V: Structural components / Thomas M. Buermann;
Chapter VI: Hull materials / Richard A. Pomfret;
Chapter VII: Methods of joining structural parts / Arthur A. Holzbaur;
Chapter VIII: Hull outfit and fittings / D. Beges y D. T. Mallett;
Chapter IX: Cargo handling / Donald F. MacNaught;
Chapter X: Anchor, mooring, and towing arrangements; steering / William H. Hunley;
Chapter XI: Hull piping systems / E. A. Maier y A. E. Stanford;
Chapter XII: Envioronment control / D'Arcy E. Phillips y John Wiley;
Chapter XIII: Lifesaving equipment and navigation aids / Leonard E. Penso;
Chapter XIV: Hull preservation and Maintenance / Raymond P. Devoluy;
Chapter XV: Shipyard practice / Harold G. Acker;
Chapter XVI: Drilling Rigs / Robert H. Macy;
Chapter XVII: Submersible vehicles / E. S. Arentzen y R. L. Evans