Over the past decade efforts have been underway to utilize wireless technology to enable higher functioning monitoring and control of machinery systems. The technologies associated with wireless communication have undergone a revolutionary evolution since the early 1990’s. This paper highlights the programs demonstrating the use of wireless technology for monitoring and control of shipboard machinery during the past 10 to 15 years at NAVSEA Philadelphia. This work includes the demonstration and testing of wireless systems hardware and software, and also the development of suitable architectures to fold such technologies into an overall ship machinery control and human interface that is highly functional and affordable.