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The ship that would not die USS Queens, SS Excambion, and USTS Texas Clipper

Title
The ship that would not die [electronic resource] : USS Queens, SS Excambion, and USTS Texas Clipper / Stephen Curley ; afterword by J. Dale Shively.
Author
Curley, Stephen J.
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2011.

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Description
1 online resource (xiv, 235 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Series Statement
Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 117
Uniform Title
  • Ship that would not die (Online)
  • Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 117.
Alternative Title
Ship that would not die (Online)
Subject
  • Queens (Ship) > History
  • Excambion (Ship) > History
  • Texas Clipper (Ship) > History
  • Warships > United States > History > 20th century
  • Cargo ships > United States > History > 20th century
  • Training-ships > United States > History > 20th century
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Transportation > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
USS Queens, 1944-1946, an attack transport: serving in the Pacific War and its aftermath -- SS Excambion, 1948-1959, a cargo-passenger liner: plying the Mediterranean trade for the American flag fleet -- USTS Texas Clipper, 1965-1996, a floating classroom: teaching merchant marine cadets -- Afterword: Navigating a sinking ship, 1996-2007: from bureaucracy to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico / J. Dale Shively -- Appendix: Queens/Excambion/Texas Clipper timeline.
LCCN
2010054350
OCLC
ssj0000541248
Author
Curley, Stephen J.
Title
The ship that would not die [electronic resource] : USS Queens, SS Excambion, and USTS Texas Clipper / Stephen Curley ; afterword by J. Dale Shively.
Imprint
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 117
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 117.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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