American Yachts in Naval Service : A History from the Colonial Era to World War II

Goldman, Kenneth Howard

McFarland & Co Inc（2020/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 226 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476682600
• DDC分類 359.83

Full Description

Before there was a U.S. Navy, several Colonial navies were all-volunteer--both the crews and the vessels. From its beginnings through World War II, the Navy has relied on civilian sailors and their fast vessels to fill out its ranks of small combatants. Beginning with the birth of the yacht in the Netherlands in the 17th century , this illustrated history traces the development of yacht racing, the advent of combustion-engine power and the contribution privately owned vessels have made to national defense. Vessels conscripted during the Civil War served both the Union and Confederacy--sometimes changing sides after capture. The first USS Wanderer saw the slave trade from both sides of the law. Aboard the USS Sylph, Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine fought the Third Reich's U-boats under sail. USS Sea Cloud made history as the first racially integrated ship in the Navy, three years before President Truman desegregated the military.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Beginnings

2. Minor Wars, Expeditions and Detours

3. A House Divided

4. War with Spain

5. The War to End War

6. World War Again

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Instructions to Commanders of Privateers

Appendix 2: The Trent Affair

Appendix 3: Yachts Acquired for Service in the War with Spain

Appendix 4: Yachts Over 100 Feet in World War I Naval Service, Including Shorter Vessels Named in Text

Appendix 5: World War II Yachts

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index