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

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.

Author: Ken W. Sayers
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 05/23/2019
Pages: 361
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476672564
ISBN10: 1476672563
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Naval
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science

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.