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A Civil War gunboat in Pacific waters : life on board USS Saginaw /

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"The USS Saginaw was a Civil War gunboat that served in the Pacific and Asian waters between 1860 and 1870, when the ship sank at one of the world's most remote coral reefs. The story of this classic naval shipwreck and its archaeological discovery is told by Hans Van Tilburg, who led the...

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Main Author: Van Tilburg, Hans (Author)
Other Authors: Bradford, James C. (writer of foreword.), Smith, Gene Allen (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2023
Edition:First paperback edition.
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Subjects:
Saginaw (Steamer)
United States. > Navy > History > 19th century.
United States. > Navy.
Seafaring life > Pacific Area > History > 19th century.
Pacific Area > History, Naval > 19th century.
Pacifique, Région du > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
Vie en mer > Pacifique, Région du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Seafaring life.
Pacific Area.
1800-1899
History.
Naval history.

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