1 Front Matter; 2 1. Summary and Conclusions; 3 2. The Roles of Industry and Government in the R&D Process; 4 3. U.S. Maritime Industries: Status, Trends, and Needs; 5 4. Technology Development and Application in the Maritime Industries; 6 5. Concluding Observations on Industry and Government Maritime R&D; 7 Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members; 8 Appendix B: Work Groups of the Committee; 9 Appendix C: Lexicon