Ordeal by Water, Etc. [An Account of the Author's Experiences as a Fleet Salvage Officer. With Plates, Including Portraits.].
Author: Peter KEEBLE (pseud.)
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 216
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Author: Peter KEEBLE (pseud.)
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 216
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 508
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 504
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 670
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 504
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: C. A. Bartholomew
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9780945274605
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the start of the 20th century, the U.S. Navy had developed a fledgling salvage capability. Today, under the aegis of the Supervisor of Salvage, the Navy routinely handles assignments around the world, guarding U.S. naval and maritime interests and responding to requests for assistance from our allies. Mud, Muscle, and Miracles takes its reader on a journey through the evolution of salvage--from the construction of a cofferdam to reveal battleship Maineat the bottom of Havana harbor in 1911 to the use of side-scan sonar and remotely operated vehicles to recover aircraft debris and complete vessels from the depths. The story is one of masterful seamanship, incomparable engineering, and absolute ingenuity and courage. It is also the history of one of our nation's longest-lasting public-private partnerships--that of the commercial salvage industry and the U.S. Navy. The second edition updates U.S. Navy salvage history through the beginning of the 21st century and chronicles 18 additional, precedent-setting marine salvage and deep-ocean recovery operations.
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 504
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Homer N. Wallin
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Published: 2001-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780898755657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPearl Harbor will long stand out in mens minds as an example of the results of basic unpreparedness of a peace loving nation, of highly efficient treacherous surprise attack and of the resulting unification of America into a single tidal wave of purpose to victory. Therefore, all will be interested in this unique narrative by Admiral Wallin. The Navy has long needed a succinct account of the salvage operations at Pearl Harbor that miraculously resurrected what appeared to be a forever shattered fleet. Admiral Wallin agreed to undertake the job. He was exactly the right man for it _ in talent, in perception, and in experience. He had served intimately with Admiral Nimitz and with Admiral Halsey in the South Pacific, has commanded three different Navy Yards, and was a highly successful Chief of the Bureau of Ships. On 7 December 1941 the then Captain Wallin was serving at Pearl Harbor. He witnessed the events of that shattering and unifying "Day of Infamy." His mind began to race at high speeds at once on the problems and means of getting the broken fleet back into service for its giant task. Unless the United States regained control of the sea, even greater disaster loomed. Without victory at sea, tyranny soon would surely rule all Asia and Europe. In a matter of time it would surely rule the Americas. Captain Wallin salvaged most of the broken Pearl Harbor fleet that went on to figure prominently in the United States Navys victory. So the account he masterfully tells covers what he masterfully accomplished. The United States owes him an unpayable debt for this high service among many others in his long career.
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 576
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 572
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