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Knovel from Elsevier has a wide variety of engineering handbooks and manuals, including the topic "Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture" which collects books on ships and vessels, propulsion, structural engineering, and other aspects.
The EBSCO eBooks Academic Collection includes monographs as well as manuals, and you'll find titles ranging from "Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Design and Practice" to "Warships After London: The End of the Treaty Era in the Five Major Fleets, 1930–1936".
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