A strange whim of the sea : the wreck of the USS Macaw /

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On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to tow the stranded submarine USS Flier. The Flier was pulled free six days later but another three weeks of salvage efforts plagued by rough seas and equipment failures failed to dislodge the Mac...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Loughman, Tim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2023]
Temas:
Macaw (Rescue ship : ARS-11)
Flier (Submarine)
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Submarine rescue vehicles > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations.
Shipwrecks > Sulu Sea > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage.
Naufrages > Sulu, Mer de > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Military operations, Naval > Submarine
Search and rescue operations
Shipwrecks
Submarine rescue vehicles
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean > Sulu Sea
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Halftitle page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Epigraph
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Map: Path of the USS Macaw
  • 1. Rough Start
  • 2. On the Rocks
  • 3. Troubled Waters
  • 4. Off to War
  • 5. Perilous Passage
  • 6. South Pacific
  • 7. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
  • Plates
  • 8. Midway
  • 9. Emergency Exit
  • 10. Business on Great Waters
  • 11. Aftermath
  • Appendix
  • Brief Glossary of Nautical Terms
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Index

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