Carderock is the Navy's center of excellence for ships and ship systems. For over 100 years, Carderock has helped preserve and enhance the nation's presence on and under the seas. Carderock is the full-spectrum research and development, test and evaluation, engineering, and Fleet support organization for the Navy's ships, submarine, military watercraft, and unmanned vehicles with insight into new concepts and technologies for the Navy Fleet of the 21st Century. The Division's expertise spans more than 40 disciplines, from electrical and mechanical engineering to computer engineering and physics.
Carderock specializes in Ship Design & Integration; Environmental Quality Systems; Hull Forms & Propulsors; Structures and Materials; Signatures, Silencing Systems, and Susceptibility; Machinery Systems; and Vulnerability and Survivability Systems.
Most of the work is concentrated at two major sites: our headquarters in West Bethesda, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The latter site is recognized as the Navy's center of excellence for shipboard machinery. Carderock Division's unique laboratories, modeling and simulation facilities, at-sea-assets, and large-scale, land-based engineering and test sites at nine locations across the country contribute to the full-spectrum nature of our mission.
Navy and maritime communities have come to depend on our expertise and innovative spirit in developing advanced platforms and systems, enhancing naval performance, reducing operating costs, and addressing the Navy's evolving mission.
Carderock Division will continue to solve challenging engineering problems to meet future Fleet needs in the following areas: new hull forms, unmanned vehicles, all-electric warships, increased stealth, improved survivability, reduced manning, human systems integration, and high-speed ships.
Mission
Provide research, development, test and evaluation, analysis, acquisition support, in-service engineering, logistics and integration of surface and undersea vehicles and associated systems. Develop and apply science and technology associated with naval architecture and marine engineering, and provide support to the maritime industry. Execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Vision
Our Vision is to be the worldwide technical leader for naval architecture and marine engineering.
Carderock Division
9500 MacArthur Boulevard
West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700
Tel: 301-227-4465
For more information about NSWC - Carderock Division:
Carderock Focus Sheet
Carderock Division Website