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- Title
- American coastal rescue craft : a design history of coastal rescue craft used by the United States Life-Saving Service and the United States Coast Guard / by William D. Wilkinson and Timothy R. Dring ; foreword by Howard B. Thorsen.
- Author
- Wilkinson, William D.
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2009.
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- Additional Authors
- Dring, Timothy R.
- Description
- xxxi, 185 p. : ill.; 29 cm. +
- Summary
- William Wilkinson and Timothy Dring provide detailed history and technical design information on every type of small rescue craft ever used by the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard, from the early 1800s to current day. By looking at these vessels, many of which featured innovative designs, the authors shed light on the brave men and women who served in USLSS and USCG stations, saving innumerable lives.
- Series Statement
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
- Uniform Title
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
- Project Muse UPCC books
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- CD-ROMs.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165) and index.
- System Details (note)
- System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Adobe Acrobat Reader; CD-ROM drive.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Forward / Howard B. Thorsen -- The early years -- Development and refinement -- The modern age begins -- The modern age matures -- Gearing up for war -- The post-World War II Coast Guard -- The Coast Guard today -- Appendix A: Glossary and abbreviations -- Appendix B: The U.S. Coast Guard National Motor Lifeboat School -- [on CD-ROM] Appendix C: USLSS and USCG boat descriptions and plans -- Pulling/sailing lifeboats -- Power and motor lifeboats -- Pulling surfboats -- Motor surfboats and rigid-hull inflatable boats -- Station service and utility craft -- Appendix D: USLSS and USCG coastal search and rescue stations and boat assignments.
- ISBN
- 9780813033341 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2009002200
- OCLC
- 259265334
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library