The Liberty Ships Of World War Ii
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Author |
: Greg H. Williams |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 371 |
Release |
: 2014-07-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476617541 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476617546 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Liberty Ships of World War II by : Greg H. Williams
This book details the Liberty ships and the Emergency Shipbuilding Program during World War II. For the first time, comprehensive information is provided about the builders, the namesakes, and the operators under one cover. Included is a list of all 2,710 Liberty ships delivered by U.S. shipyards, giving each ship's namesake and detailed descriptions of the companies that built the ships and the steamship companies that operated them during the war. This book also details the formation of two shipyards in South Portland, Maine, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Co. and the South Portland Shipbuilding Corp. South Portland's shady operations were investigated by the U.S. Congress and resulted in the merger of both companies into the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in April 1943. Also featured is the Jeremiah O'Brien. Built by New England Ship in 1943 and one of only two operational Liberty ships left in the world, its service history and crew information are given along with its postwar restoration and return to Normandy in 1994.
Author |
: Leonard Arthur Sawyer |
Publisher |
: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105035279947 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Liberty Ships by : Leonard Arthur Sawyer
Author |
: Frederic Chapin Lane |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 944 |
Release |
: 2001-09-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801867525 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801867521 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ships for Victory by : Frederic Chapin Lane
A chronicle of America's intensive shipbuilding programme during World War II, this explores the development of revolutionary construction methods and the recruitment, training, housing and union activities of the workers.
Author |
: David Doyle |
Publisher |
: Schiffer Military History |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2020-05-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0764359592 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780764359590 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Liberty Ships by : David Doyle
Although not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in the Allied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of the Axis during WWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 Liberty ships placed into service between 1941 and 1945 provided a vital link in the supply chain not only of US but also Allied forces during WWII. Although the basic design itself was obsolete even before the first one slid down the builder's ways, it had the advantage of being relatively easy to produce, and simple to operate and maintain. Thus, the vessels were mass-produced by no fewer than eighteen shipyards. Building time, initially 244 days, dropped to forty-two days per ship, although as a publicity stunt the Robert E. Peary was launched four days and fifteen and a half hours after the keel was laid.
Author |
: John Bunker |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 1972 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105080727600 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Liberty Ships by : John Bunker
Author |
: Sherod Cooper |
Publisher |
: US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015040562905 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Liberty Ship by : Sherod Cooper
The only book devoted exclusively to a single merchantman's seagoing career during World War II, this work describes the activities of the Liberty ship John W. Brown and of the Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard crews who manned the ship. As the author demonstrates in this thoroughly researched account, Liberty ships carried about two-thirds of the vital cargoes transported overseas during the war and played an indispensable role in landing and supplying the troops that defeated the Axis powers in Europe and Asia. This book is based on logs, official documents, and reports in the National Archives, on the collection of unpublished Navy administrative histories in the Navy Department library, and on diaries, letters, and recollections of men who sailed on the Brown. The insights derived from the author's interviews and correspondence with a number of the Brown's wartime Merchant and Navy Armed Guard crewmen add a personal dimension to the narrative. A fine collection of photographs supplements the text.
Author |
: Leonard Arthur Sawyer |
Publisher |
: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 238 |
Release |
: 1974 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015009812291 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis Victory Ships and Tankers by : Leonard Arthur Sawyer
Author |
: Roland Wilbur Charles |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1947 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015012354554 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Troopships of World War II by : Roland Wilbur Charles
"This book contains authentic photographs and salient facts covering 358 troopships used in World War II. In addition, other vessels of miscellaneous character, including Victory and Liberty type temporary conversions for returning troops, are listed in the appendices ..."--Pref.
Author |
: David Hubert Grover |
Publisher |
: US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 1987 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015049795084 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II by : David Hubert Grover
Author |
: Emory A. Massman |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 511 |
Release |
: 2015-08-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476609638 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476609632 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hospital Ships of World War II by : Emory A. Massman
The first U.S. hospital ship of World War II saw service in mid-1943. By war's end, the fleet had carried nearly 17,000 sick and wounded home. This richly illustrated work covers all 39 ships that served as U.S. Navy and Army hospital ships during World War II. Each ship's history is fully covered, concentrating on the ship's hospital service. Information is presented on each ship's personnel, the handling of patients, types of wounds and diseases encountered, and life aboard the ships. General layouts of the ships and technical data are also included. Biographies are provided on persons for whom ships were named.