The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is an American maritime classification society established in 1862. Its stated mission is to promote the security of life, property, and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine and offshore assets. (From Wikipedia)
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American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for the Construction and Classification of Wood Ships (New York: American Bureau of Shipping, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
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American Bureau of Shipping: American Bureau of Shipping: one hundredth anniversary, 1862-1962 (New York, 1962) (page images at HathiTrust)- American Bureau of Shipping: The Bulletin. (New York, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Evaluation of high-strength steels produced by advanced metallurgical processes. Final report (National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1987), also by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Ingalls Shipbuilding, United States Maritime Administration, and National Shipbuilding Research Program (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Record. (American Bureau of Shipping, in the 20th century) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for building and classing vessels, including rules for the construction of steam machinery & for the installation of electric lighting & power apparatus on shipboard. (American bureau of shipping, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for building and classing vessels, including rules for the construction, survey and classification of machinery and boilers, refrigerating apparatus, and electrical installation (New York, 1914) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for the classification and construction of steel ships. (New York, 1862) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for the classification and construction of steel ships, 1862-1922. (New York, 1922) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for the construction and classification of iron, steel and wooden vessels for sound, lake, bay and river service, yachts and tugboats. (New York, 1893) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for the construction and classification of wood ships. (American bureau of shipping, 1943) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Rules for the construction of steel cargo barges for service on rivers and intracoastal waterways, 1862-1952. (American Bureau of Shipping, 1952) (page images at HathiTrust)
- American Bureau of Shipping: Seventy-fifth anniversary, 1862-1937. (New York, 1937) (page images at HathiTrust)
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