A Civil War Gunboat in Pacific Waters : Life Aboard the USS Saginaw /

In 1870, the ship sank at one of the world's most remote coral reefs; her crew was rescued sixty-eight days later after a dramatic open-boat voyage. More than 130 years later, Hans Van Tilburg led the team that discovered and recorded the Saginaw' s remains near the Kure Atoll reef.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Tilburg, Hans
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy.
Saginaw (Steamer)
United States. > Navy > History > 19th century.
Seafaring life.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Vie en mer > Pacifique, Region du > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Seafaring life > Pacific Area > History > 19th century.
Pacific Area.
Pacifique, Region du > Histoire navale > 19e siecle.
Pacific Area > History, Naval > 19th century.
Naval history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A new ship for a new ocean
  • Seasoning on the China station
  • The Civil War on the Pacific Coast
  • Hard times on coastal patrol
  • Exploring Seward's icebox
  • Hawai'i and the end of the archipelago
  • The castaways of Ocean Island
  • Afterword : legacy and shipwrecks.

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