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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816431303321

Autore

Sayers Ken W.

Titolo

U.S. Navy auxiliary vessels : a history and directory from World War I to today / / Ken W. Sayers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-4766-3532-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 pages)

Disciplina

359.320973

Soggetti

Cargo ships - United States

Government vessels - United States

Government vessels - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Combat logistics and fleet support ships -- Support ships -- Directory of U.S. Navy auxiliary ships.

Sommario/riassunto

"For more than a century, the U.S. Navy's battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and amphibious warfare vessels have depended on a small group of specialized auxiliary ships to provide fuel, food, ammunition, parts and other material support and services. This book provides the rosters, histories, specifications and illustrations of 130 different auxiliary ship types used throughout U.S. history"--