During 2001–2007, naval research emphasized establishing rigorous frameworks for verification and validation of computational fluid dynamics in ship hydrodynamics, driving mesh-convergence practices, error bounds, and credible resistance and wave predictions, while expanding the role of high-fidelity simulations in design workflows. The period also incorporated advances in predicting impact-related wave loads through hybrid frequency-domain and panel-method approaches, improved passive stabilization through enhanced tank-liquid motion models, and the emergence of artificial intelligence concepts for autonomous naval software, signaling an integrated trend toward physics-based analysis and intelligent systems in naval engineering. Historical Significance: The collected developments laid foundational standards for modern naval CFD practice, shifting the field from empirical hull performance to validated, credible simulations capable of guiding hull optimization and safety assessments; the cross-period works became reference points for verification frameworks, wave-load prediction techniques, and adaptive stabilization methods, and the LIDA architecture foreshadowed cognitive automation in mission planning and software agents in naval operations.