Annapolis. Naval Institute Press, 2001. NEW copy. Coffee-table sized hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket in mylar protector. 140 photographs, 218 pages. Contents as follows: Introduction, Explanation of Data; List of Abbreviations; Naval Ord nance, 1855-1883. PART I: UNITED STATES NAVY WARSHIPS. Armored Vessels; Unarmored Steam Vessels; Acquired Combatant Vessels; Service Vessels; Sailing Ships; The Mississippi River Fleet; U.S. Revenue C utter Service; U.S. Coast Survey. PART TWO: CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY. Introduction; Armored Vessels; Unarmored Steam Vessels; Area Defense Forces; Privateers; Blockade Runners; Tenders. Appendix: List of Shipbuilders; Bibliography; Index. Each ship's size and time and place of construction are listed along with particulars of naval service. The author provides historical details about each ship that include actions fought, damage sustained, prizes taken, ships sunk, and dates in and out of commission as well as information about when the ship left the navy, names used in other services, and its ultimate fate.

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