Virtual Marine Arsenal

Applied Research Laboratory - ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in USA. ARL Penn State, a U.S. Navy University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) as designated by DoD, maintains a long-term strategic relationship with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

The Ice Engineering Facility Testing Basin at ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) is the largest refrigerated tow tank in the United States.

As a part of Stevens Institute of Technology, Davidson Laboratory has a 95 meters long towing tank and rotating arm and oblique sea basins.

The David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB) was conceived, designed, and built by the United States Navy Department for building and testing ship models.

In University of Iowa, IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering has provided researchers with more than 50 years of experimental data since 1948. Present towing tank work focuses on seakeeping and maneuvering problems.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university founded in 1861.

The U.S. Naval Academy Hydromechanics Laboratory (NAHL) began operations in 1976.

Mechanical engineering at Texas Tech work on a number of research projects. Several laboratories provide opportunities for hands-on research such as the towing tank.

The University of California opened its doors in 1869.

The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 as one of the first public universities in USA. MHL (Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory) has the first towing tank owned and operated by an educational institution in the United States, built in 1905.

The University of New Orleans was established on 1956.

Webb Institute is a top-ranked undergraduate institution offering one academic option, a double major in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.