CIVIL DEFENSE UTILIZATION OF SHIPS AND BOATS

摘要

Various ways in which ships and boats might supplement the overall civil defense program were investigated. Both merchant and reserve ("mothball") fleet ships were considered for the part they might play in a lifesaving, life-sustaining civil defense capacity. Data for two port cities were analyzed to obtain information on population distribution and shipping activity. Engineering feasibility studies were made of the use of ships as personnel shelters and the availability of ships' utilities for use by shore installations. The protection offered from nuclear fallout radiation was calculated for two classes of ships. It was concluded that ships and boats could provide evacuation or fallout-shelter facilities, or both, before or during a nuclear attack. For the postattack situation,. ships could serve as headquarters, hospitals, living quarters, storehouses, and prime producers of electrical power and potable water. It is recommended that further studies be made of selected port cities to determine how ships and boats could best be used to supplement present civil defense capabilities of these cities.