01904nam 2200445 450 991081643130332120191022124834.01-4766-3532-3(CKB)4100000008700784(MiAaPQ)EBC5811645(EXLCZ)99410000000870078420190722d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierU.S. Navy auxiliary vessels a history and directory from World War I to today /Ken W. SayersJefferson, North Carolina :McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,[2019]©20191 online resource (362 pages)1-4766-7256-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Combat logistics and fleet support ships -- Support ships -- Directory of U.S. Navy auxiliary ships."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"--Provided by publisher.Cargo shipsUnited StatesRegistersGovernment vesselsUnited StatesRegistersGovernment vesselsUnited StatesHistoryCargo shipsGovernment vesselsGovernment vesselsHistory.359.320973Sayers Ken W.1697474MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816431303321U.S. Navy auxiliary vessels4078207UNINA