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World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands Paperback - 2013

by Greg H. Williams


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During World War II, the U.S. Navy swiftly expanded to include an array of vessels, from smaller yachts and fishing boats bought early in the war for patrol work to fast, modern commercial ships built to haul troops and supplies. After the Allied victory, this diverse fleet became unnecessary and the Navy sold many of its vessels. This comprehensive catalog documents the Navy ships and boats sold after the war and registered under the American flag for commercial or recreational purposes. Focusing on those vessels with names or clearly identifiable hull numbers and crew accommodations, it chronicles each craft's prewar ownership, wartime history, and postwar fate. The product of painstaking detective work in a wide range of primary sources, this meticulous directory highlights an unexplored but illuminating aspect of U.S. maritime history.

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During World War II, the U.S. Navy swiftly expanded to include an array of vessels, from smaller yachts and fishing boats bought early in the war for patrol work to fast, modern commercial ships built to haul troops and supplies. After the Allied victory, this diverse fleet became unnecessary and the Navy sold many of its vessels. This comprehensive catalog documents the Navy ships and boats sold after the war and registered under the American flag for commercial or recreational purposes. Focusing on those vessels with names or clearly identifiable hull numbers and crew accommodations, it chronicles each craft's prewar ownership, wartime history, and postwar fate. The product of painstaking detective work in a wide range of primary sources, this meticulous directory highlights an unexplored but illuminating aspect of U.S. maritime history.

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  • Title World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands
  • Author Greg H. Williams
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 364
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Date 2013-01-21
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786466450 / 0786466456
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 1 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012048527
  • Dewey Decimal Code 359.830

About the author

Greg H. Williams served four years in the Navy, including duty on the converted Liberty ship USS Granville S. Hall (YAG-40). He was one of 27 volunteer crewmen who made the entire five month voyage from San Francisco to Europe on the Jeremiah O'Brien in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. He lives near Noti, Oregon.
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