Warship Boneyards

by Bonner, Kermit

• ISBN13: 9780760308707
• ISBN10: 0760308705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

This collection gives enthusiasts an admirals tour of the naval storage harbors in Philadelphia, Norfolk, Pearl Harbor, and Bremerton, Washington, as well as the once-proud fighting vessels awaiting reassignment, sale, or the cutting torch. Author Kermit Bonner describes in detail how these surplus warships are scrapped.

Table of Contents

Preface	6	(3)
Acknowledgments	9	(2)
The Warship Boneyard Origins and Overview	11	(16)
Early Reserve Fleets 1800--1860	27	(6)
The American Civil War 1861--1865	33	(6)
The Spanish-American War 1898	39	(6)
World War I 1914--1918	45	(10)
World War II The Seeds of War: 1941--1945	55	(14)
Disposition of Postwar Ships A Naval Giant is Put To Sleep	69	(16)
The Korean Conflict and Vietnam War 1950--1975	85	(14)
To the Next Millennium 1975--2000	99	(20)
Future of the Warship Boneyard 2000 and Beyond	119	(7)
Bibliography	126	(2)
Index	128