ships package:MASS R Documentation _S_h_i_p_s _D_a_m_a_g_e _D_a_t_a _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n: Data frame giving the number of damage incidents and aggregate months of service by ship type, year of construction, and period of operation. _U_s_a_g_e: ships _F_o_r_m_a_t: '_t_y_p_e' type: '"A"' to '"E"'. '_y_e_a_r' year of construction: 1960-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 (coded as '"60"', '"65"', '"70"', '"75"'). '_p_e_r_i_o_d' period of operation : 1960-74, 75-79. '_s_e_r_v_i_c_e' aggregate months of service. '_i_n_c_i_d_e_n_t_s' number of damage incidents. _S_o_u_r_c_e: P. McCullagh and J. A. Nelder, (1983), _Generalized Linear Models._ Chapman & Hall, section 6.3.2, page 137