JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
I came upon the following document (ca. 1968-72) in a collection of ASW material–it seems to be a coding form for military ships, both for the United States and for the Soviet Union, and runs about 20 pages, the section titled “Structuring and Colelction of Ship Characteristics Files SCF). It must be a preliminary study for something, because even though there are hundreds of data points, it doesn’t seem like, well, enough. The doc is titled “ADP FORMAT, Scientific and Technical Intelligence Center, Naval Intelligence Command” which is the Navy Scientific and Technical Intelligence Center (NAVSTIC), which was “established in 1968 and merged with the Navy Reconnaissance and Technical Support Center (NRTSC) in 1972” (Office of Naval Intelligence).
The document is unclassified now, and I know I’m missing what it must really be, but what struck me was the “Secret (When Filled In)” on one of the pages…
