Author : Michael J. Crawford
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 17,55 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Government publications
ISBN : 9780945274667
Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise.
Author : Michael J. Crawford
Publisher : Department of the Navy
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : History
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Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States’ Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise. Separate chapters provide an overview of the origins, course, and accomplishments of the cruise, describe the ships that circumnavigated the globe, depict the character and experiences of the sailors who participated, narrate the cruise’s principal events and itinerary, and analyze the Great White Fleet’s significance organizationally for the United States Navy and diplomatically for the United States of America.
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Page : 380 pages
File Size : 24,90 MB
Release : 1959
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Page : 1616 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Marine engineering
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Page : 624 pages
File Size : 45,32 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Government publications
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Author : United States. Naval History Division
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Page : 378 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Warships
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An alphabetical arrangement of the ships of the continental and United States Navies, with a historical sketch of each one.
Author : Frederick T. Wilson
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 20,93 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780873387828
Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served in one of the US Navy's first modern battleships, the USS Oregon. He also participated in the relief of Peking during the Boxer rebellion. This is an uncensored picture of enlisted life.
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Publisher : Naval Historical Center
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 31,14 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
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The dictionary consists of an alphabetical index to over 10,000 ship histories documenting nearly every ship that the US Navy has put to sea. Continental and Confederate vessels are also included. Entries include physical information, commissioning, service record, notable actions, and decommissioning. Drawings, photographs, and documents are also included. The Web site is an electronic version of the previously published dictionary series. Web entries may be corrected and updated from those that appeared in the printed series.
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Page : 738 pages
File Size : 31,4 MB
Release : 1909
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Page : 602 pages
File Size : 29,22 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Engineering
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