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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 /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilkinson, William D. (Author)
Other Authors: Dring, Timothy R.
Format: Software eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2009]
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Subjects:
United States. > Coast Guard > Boats > History.
United States. > Life-Saving Service > Boats > History.
United States. > Coast Guard.
United States. > Life-Saving Service.
Search and rescue boats > United States > Design and construction > History.
Search and rescue boats > United States > History.
Bateaux de recherche et de sauvetage > États-Unis > Histoire.
Boats and boating.
Search and rescue boats.
United States.
CD-ROMs.
History.
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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.
Physical Description:xxxi, 185 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-165) and index.
ISBN:9780813033341
0813033349