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Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

Philip E. Shelley, Ph.D.

Publication Date

1980

Book Title

Dredging and Sedimentation Control - 1980 : Proceedings of a Symposium held in Alexandria, Virginia, 22-23 April 1980

Publisher

EG&G Washington Analytical Services Center

City

Rockville, Maryland

Abstract

Fouling of deep draft naval vessels, in particular aircraft carriers, in the area of the Norfolk Naval Station has been a reoccurring problem since the early 60's. The principal agents of fouling have been the hydroid, Sertularia argentea and the fleshly bryozoan, Alcyonidium verrilli. The particular fouling problem encountered in the Norfolk area is not the typical case of the organisms growing attached to ship hulls but is basically a problem of sea suction and subsequent clogging of screen grates and condenser tube sheets.

Keywords

Fouling organisms -- Virginia -- Hampton Roads, Fouling organisms -- Control

Publication Statement

This chapter is from the proceedings of the First United States Navy Symposium on Dredging and Sedimentation Control. This report has been reviewed by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, United States Navy, and approved for publication.

Distribution and Hydrodynamic Properties of Fouling Organisms in the Pier 12 Area of the Norfolk Area Station


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