The ship synthesis model used in this research is based on a model originally developed by Reed (1976). Reed’s model was based on two earlier codes, DD07 and CODESHIP (CNA, 1971). Reed’s model has been improved and updated at MIT for over two decades by a long series of naval officer students and faculty, and specifically for use with a genetic algorithm (GA) by Shahak (1998). It follows the basic process shown in Figure 9.