The Liberty Ships

The Liberty Ships published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK, 1973. Revised Edition. Hardbound. Glassine Protected DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. Some ink dates in margins of index pages, balance of content in excellent condition. 238 Pgs. ISBN 0715349074. By LA Sawyer and W H Mitchell, drawings by John S Lindsay. The History of the Emergency Type Cargo ships Constructed the United States During World War II. The American Liberty ship, constructed in new or hurriedly enlarged yards and launched in an incredibly short space of time, eventually became the largest class of standard ship as more than 2,700 were built. Essentially cargo ships, with a number of variations, they were designed and built for a short term of service at sea. Yet hundreds still exist when this book was published, trading under a great variety of national flags in every ocean of the world, while many others comprised an important part of the American Reserve Fleet. This comprehensive and well-illustrated digest of information on all the Liberties built, gives the history of their construction, their service and their ultimate fate. Description text copyright 2010 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 23377.