World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung "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"--Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The Vessels AMh-Mine Sweeper, HarborAPc-Small Transport, Coastal AT-Ocean Tugs LCI(L)-Landing Craft, Infantry, Large LCS(L)-Landing Craft Support, Large LCT-Landing Craft, TankLSM-Landing Ship, Medium LST-Landing Ship, TankNamed CraftPC-Patrol Craft PCE-Patrol Craft, EscortPCS-Patrol Craft, Sweeper PT-Patrol TorpedoSC-Submarine Chaser SC-Submarine Chaser, ­Canadian-­built YAG-Miscellaneous Auxiliary YDG-District Degaussing VesselYMS-Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YO-­Self-­Propelled Fuel Oil BargeYOG-­Self-­Propelled Gasoline BargeYOL-Coastal Tanker YP-Yard PatrolYW-­Self-­Propelled Water Barge Glossary BibliographyIndex ...

Klappentext
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.

Zusammenfassung
"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"--Provided by publisher.

Inhalt
Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Vessels
AMh-Mine Sweeper, Harbor
APc-Small Transport, Coastal
AT-Ocean Tugs
LCI(L)-Landing Craft, Infantry, Large
LCS(L)-Landing Craft Support, Large
LCT-Landing Craft, Tank
LSM-Landing Ship, Medium
LST-Landing Ship, Tank
Named Craft
PC-Patrol Craft
PCE-Patrol Craft, Escort
PCS-Patrol Craft, Sweeper
PT-Patrol Torpedo
SC-Submarine Chaser
SC-Submarine Chaser, ­Canadian-­built
YAG-Miscellaneous Auxiliary
YDG-District Degaussing Vessel
YMS-Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper
YO-­Self-­Propelled Fuel Oil Barge
YOG-­Self-­Propelled Gasoline Barge
YOL-Coastal Tanker
YP-Yard Patrol
YW-­Self-­Propelled Water Barge
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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