FROM AMERICA TO UNITED STATES PART FOUR
Written by L.A. Sawyer, W.H. Mitchell
Published by World Ship Society
in 1986
ISBN: 090561738X
FROM AMERICA TO UNITED STATES PART FOUR
Written by L.A. Sawyer, W.H. Mitchell.
Stock no. 1828747
1st.
1986.
Softcover.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The History of the Merchant Ship types built in the United States of America under the Long-Range Programme of the Maritime Commission in four parts - this is part four only. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 140 pages. ISBN: 090561738X. Spine edge and corners lightly rubbed. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- The N3 (coastal cargo) types: The Pacific Bridge Company
- The S2 (frigate) type: Weather ships; British 'Colony'-class frigates
- The S3 types: Tank Landing Ships; Cable ships
- The S4 types: Kaiser-built escort carriers; Special attack ships; Operation 'Crossroads'
- The P3 type (Post-war liners)
- The P6 type (s.s. United States)
- The C3-S-DX1 prototype
- Great Lakes Transit Corporation
- Map of shipyards utilised by the Maritime Commission; Key to map of shipyards
- 'Know Your Merchant Fleet' - a wartime poster
- Numerical list of U.S.M.C. hull numbers
- Miscellaneous vessels and private orders
- The Panama story: The ships of 1939; The earlier ships; The stategic waterway
- The Seatrain story: Seatrain Lines Inc.
- Venezuela ore: The Iron Mines Company
- Great Lakes ore carriers
- Ferries: The 'City of Midland 41'; The 'Chinook'
- The 'Sea Otter' experiments
- Dry cargo ships: A wood pulp carrier; A singular C2; Pusey & Jones orders; Ships for the Netherlands Government; Army freighter contracts; Albina Engine & Machine Works; Dual-draught freighters; Ship for Brazil
- Maritime Academy training ships
- Index of Maritime Commission ship types
- Index of U.S.M.C. ships (original and/or completion names) in this part, plus names of ships listed in the Miscellaneous and private orders section
- Bibliography