VICTORY SHIPS AND TANKERS
THE HISTORY OF THE `VICTORY' TYPE CARGO SHIPS
AND OF THE TANKERS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING WORLD WAR II

AUTHORS - L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell

PUBLICATION - David & Charles Newton Abbot 1974

CONDITION - Good to very good condition. Inside is very clean and bright with very minor foxing on endpaper and page block edges. Dustwrapper very good, slight bumping to corners and top and bottom of spine. Spine slightly faded.

PRICE - $100

DESCRIPTION - In this study of American 'Standard Ships' of WWII, the authors examine the sophisticated successors of the 'Liberty' ships. Over 500 'Victory' types were built in the USA and their story is told here for the first time - their construction and fate and a history of each vessel tabulated by name, yard number and grouped under their respective builders. In the second part of the book similar details are given for the tankers - known as the T1, T2 and T3 types. From the 700 tankers built, many were later converted into a variety of other types from bulk carriers and container ships to dredgers, fish factory ships and even an 'Apollo' tracking station. Illustrated with 51 photographs and 6 drawings.

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