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Symp held 8-10 May 1989 in London UK. Papers are - The Royal Navy's (RN) minesweeper fleet - the operator's view Offensive mine warfare - covert mine laying - a carrier and the weapon system Minelaying equipment for submarines Pressure signatures created by a steady moving ship in infinitely deep homogenous and stratified waters Communication systems - the particular system attributes requires for mine countermeasure platforms The mathematical model of the magnetic field of a vessel - an array of uniformly magnetised spheroids The application of magnetic measurement ranges in design quality control and operation of MCM vessels Surveillance radar for MCM vessels Development of a multi-influence minesweep The structural design of the single role minehunter US Navy minehunter coastal (MCH) Osprey-Class Special gears for mine warfare The Bamo - an ocean-going mine warfare catamaran for the French Navy Development design and construction of an SES Minehunting and surveillance systems A SWATH single role minehunter

Reference is made to the UK/EC Assessors report published 12 March 1998 and awaiting testing by the forthcoming formal investigation. This colloquium publicly presents the technology and methodology used in the surveys and analyses with discussion of: features of the design construction and operation of the vessel; findings of the initial investigation (1987-1989) the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) survey and Lord Donaldson's assessment; requirements of a detailed survey of the wreckage; overview of the Phase 1 survey; the Phase 2 survey (1996-1997) carried out by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and comprising deployment and calibration of the seabed navigation system a DSL-120 sonar survey ARGO imaging using video and stills cameras with sidescan sonar JASON close-up and HiDEF imaging and physical sampling with systems for data acquisition handling archiving and on-board analysis; and the shoreside analysis and interpretation of the data set. The recommendations made in the main published report are reprinted in full.

Proceedings of two-day international symposium on 'Offshore Protection Vessels', held in London, 14-15 June 1995. Contents consist of 19 papers, as follows: Blue Water v Brown Water : the Naval Choice, Application of stealth technologies to offshore protection vessels, New generation Aviso patrol vessel, MEKO OPV's, Danish OPV's, Protector III: a new fisheries protection vessel, Propeller tip vortex cavitation noise on OPV's, Satellite communication for offshore protection vessels, Electronic support measures (ESM), Electronic chart and tactical radar displays, ABS M-10 third generation hovercraft, Swath ships, 20M ultra fast patrol boat.

Proceedings of Conf held 2-3 December 1991 in London Papers are The computer aided operation of warships The information technology environment of warships Soviet naval concepts - tactical A structured systems engineering process model Electronics integration in RDN ships Information management infrastructure for an integrated combat suite architecture Technology advancements can provide a new lease of life for Knox Class frigates The future of ILS - toiling or toils Zero contention slotted ring - a revolutionary application of fibre optic technology to warships The French instrumentation ship `Monge' Project Bookworm - onboard computerised technical documentation system Design of advanced steering control systems FFG-7 combat system architecture derivation based on information technology advances Automation of the warships platform

Proceedings of two-day international symposium on 'Affordable Warships - Extending and Enhancing Maritime Capabilities', held 11-12 May 1992 in London UK. Papers are - Affordable warships by extending and enhancing maritime capabilities, Government responsibilities for the management of the offshore estate, Armed forces capabilities and assets in support of the civil power, Affordable new warships, The ship launched Sea Skua Small craft capability enhancement, Offshore patrol vessel selection - a decision support system, Options and problems in machinery design for SWATH vessels with their signature implications, Human factors in future warships, An assessment of advanced naval vehicles for the rapid route surveillance MCM role, Aeronautical stealth technology - lessons for warship designers, Advanced technology ASW-frigate for the year 2000, Manoeuvring tests with fast crafts - the SSPA way, Extending endurance with RAS - mix tactics and trade-offs, Upgrading Schottel pump-jet for new applications, A general summary of the discussions at the conference.

Conf held in London on 11-13 May 1987 Papers are Anti-submarine torpedoes Development torpedoes for ASW The French system tremail A new lightweight ASE system against submarine intruders in shallow coastal waters Development of a new intergrated securing and transversing system for helicopter/small ship flight deck operations Propulsion on ASW vessels The architecture of frigates Exploration into the nature of frigate preliminary design Design study for an anti-submarine warfare SWATH frigate Torpedo weapons in modern ASW

Proceedings of international symposium 'Air Power at Sea', held 11th - 12th June, 1997, London. Contains 18 papers within seven sections: Air Power at Sea, the Ship/Air Interface (papers: aircraft deck handling, ship-air dynamic interface), Aircraft carrying Ships (papers: Charles de Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier, Albion and Bulwark R.N. assault ships, Trimaran ship), Ship borne Aircraft Management (papers: operational information system - co-ordinated management of ship and aircraft, Merlin avionics test system), The Helicopter/Ship Dynamic Interface (papers: Archimedes: the Riva Calzoni helicopter/ship dynamic interface modelling software, Airwake modelling, small ship helicopter operations), Deck Handling (papers: Review of helicopter entrapment and handling systems, ship borne helicopter) and Future Programs (papers: the CVX ships program, CVF aircraft carrier).

Proceedings of two-day international symposium 'Surface warships: the next generation' held on 11-12 June 1998, London. Contents consist of papers within five sessions: 1. DD/FF Current and future programmes (papers: F124 - Modern combat system design, Optimising manning on DD 21, Collaborative warships: Project Horizon, Re-fitter's perspective on future surface warship design), 2. Future Concepts (papers: Corvette design considerations, Catamaran escort vessel for the RNoN feasibility study, Hermes feasibility study), 3. Safety (papers on ship safety), 4. Equipment (papers: future platform management systems - cots equipment, securing and landing of helicopters onboard small ships, global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS), 5. Ship Design (papers: computer-aided topside integration for concept design, specifying sea keeping performance in ship design process, survivability in design of future warships).