Hand-me-down Ships - Hardcover

Reed, Kenneth Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0952238705 ISBN 13: 9780952238706

Publisher: Imprint unknown, 1993

Synopsis

This is the true account of the exploits of the ten ex-American Coast Guard cutters in World War 11 with photographs and personal accounts. By 1941 Britain's resources were severely stretched and President Roosevelt's offer to supply ships for convoy escort duties was very welcome. Among these were ten "Lake" class cutters, among the most modern ships of the US Coast Guard fleet. Cayuga, Tahoe, Champlain, Chelan, Itasca, Mendota, Saranac, Pontchartrain, Shoshone and Sebago were assigned to the Royal Navy in 1941 and this book is the story of their exploits in the Atlantic and the Pacific until the end of the war. Re-named after British Coastguard Stations they became HMS Banff, Fishguard, Hartland, Culver, Lulworth, Walney, Totland and Sennen, Landguard and Gorleston. These little ships and those who served on them played out their part with courage and persistence. The author, who served on HMS Totland, has brought together a mass of unpublished information from personal accounts in an entertaining and moving tale. This would make a great gift for anyone, young or old, interested in the history of the Royal Navy or with United States connections.

Edition details

• Publisher: Imprint unknown
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0952238705
• ISBN 13: 9780952238706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213