U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today

by Ken W. Sayers

Overview

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. Without these workhorse vessels, the U.S. Fleet could not have won in World War II and it could not today deploy and remain on station in the far distant waters of the world.

This book provides the rosters, histories, specifications and illustrations of 130 different auxiliary ship types in the last 100 years, including the little-known ones, the latest expeditionary fast transports and future towing, salvage and rescue ships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476672564
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/06/2019
Pages:	361
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.73(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ken W. Sayers is a former naval officer who served on board a Pacific Fleet destroyer escort and in the Pentagon on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs). An IBM veteran, he lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi
Preface
Glossary
Introduction
1 • Combat Logistics and Fleet Support Ships
2 • Support Ships
3 • Directory of U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Winner, John R. Lyman Award for Best Naval and Maritime Reference Works and Published Primary Sources—North American Society for Oceanic History

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