Naval Engineers JournalVolume 74, Issue 2 p. 361-368 COMPARISON OF MAGNESIUM VS. ZINC ANODES FOR SHIP TANKS R. W. MOORE, R. W. MOORE THE AUTHORS:Dr. R. W. Moore was born in Collins Center, New York, and spent his early years in Silver Creek, New York. He attended Cornell University where he received a B.S. degree in 1918 and a Ph.D. degree in 1923. His special field of interest at the Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc., Research Department, Brooklyn, was Corrosion and Metallurgy with particular emphasis on Marine Tanker Corrosion. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society for Metals, National Association of Corrosion Engineers and the New York Metropolitan Metal Science Club. He was also an active member of various API committees involved in the study of Marine Tanker Corrosion. Dr. Moore retired from the Socony Mobil Oil Company in April 1960 after 37 years of service. He now resides at Mountain View Church Road, R.F.D. #2, Albemarle, North Carolina.Search for more papers by this authorE. E. NELSON, E. E. NELSON THE AUTHORS:E. E. Nelson is a Senior Research Engineer at the Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc., Research Department in Paulsboro, New Jersey. His employment with Socony began in 1956 at their Brooklyn Laboratory working on marine corrosion projects. His fields have been cathodic protection, inhibitors, paint coatings and rust preventatives. Previously he worked at the Naval Research Laboratory on battery research and cathodic protection. Subjects of particular interest have been electrode reactions, anode design, current distribution, and the design of installations. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1941 and is a member of National Association of Corrosion Engineers, The Electrochemistry Society, and of American Petroleum Institute committee studying tanker corrosion.Search for more papers by this author R. W. MOORE, R. W. MOORE THE AUTHORS:Dr. R. W. Moore was born in Collins Center, New York, and spent his early years in Silver Creek, New York. He attended Cornell University where he received a B.S. degree in 1918 and a Ph.D. degree in 1923. His special field of interest at the Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc., Research Department, Brooklyn, was Corrosion and Metallurgy with particular emphasis on Marine Tanker Corrosion. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society for Metals, National Association of Corrosion Engineers and the New York Metropolitan Metal Science Club. He was also an active member of various API committees involved in the study of Marine Tanker Corrosion. Dr. Moore retired from the Socony Mobil Oil Company in April 1960 after 37 years of service. He now resides at Mountain View Church Road, R.F.D. #2, Albemarle, North Carolina.Search for more papers by this authorE. E. NELSON, E. E. NELSON THE AUTHORS:E. E. Nelson is a Senior Research Engineer at the Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc., Research Department in Paulsboro, New Jersey. His employment with Socony began in 1956 at their Brooklyn Laboratory working on marine corrosion projects. His fields have been cathodic protection, inhibitors, paint coatings and rust preventatives. Previously he worked at the Naval Research Laboratory on battery research and cathodic protection. Subjects of particular interest have been electrode reactions, anode design, current distribution, and the design of installations. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1941 and is a member of National Association of Corrosion Engineers, The Electrochemistry Society, and of American Petroleum Institute committee studying tanker corrosion.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1962 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1962.tb05572.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume74, Issue2May 1962Pages 361-368 RelatedInformation