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American Yachts in Naval Service
A History from the Colonial Era to World War II
American Yachts in Naval Service quantity
SKU: 9781476682600 Categories: Maritime, Military History, Transportation
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 17th century Netherlands, 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.
Kenneth H. Goldman has written historical pieces for Navis Magazine and has sold several screen and radio plays. The International Journal of Maritime History called his first naval history book "an important addition to the literature of American naval vessels" and the Journal of America's Military Past said, "The author does a superb job combining the USS Charles Carroll's history with the recollections of her crew." He is also a professional designer and fabricator of scale model kits of Civil War guns, horse-drawn wagons and WWI aircraft. He lives in Southern California.
Kenneth Howard Goldman
Bibliographic Info: 60 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Preface	1
1. Beginnings	5
2. Minor Wars, Expeditions and Detours	18
3. A House Divided	27
4. War with Spain	59
5. The War to End War	83
6. World War Again	111
Epilogue	145
Appendix 1: Instructions to Commanders of Privateers	147
Appendix 2: The Trent Affair	150
Appendix 3: Yachts Acquired for Service in the War with Spain	151
Appendix 4: Yachts Over 100 Feet in World War I Naval Service, Including Shorter Vessels Named in Text	158
Appendix 5: World War II Yachts	169
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