Barges to Battleships: Puget Sound Military Shipbuilding
Author | : David Shirlaw |
Publisher | : SeaWaves Press Inc |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2020-04-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781894147347 |
ISBN-13 | : 1894147340 |
Rating | : 4/5 (340 Downloads) |
Download or read book Barges to Battleships: Puget Sound Military Shipbuilding written by David Shirlaw and published by SeaWaves Press Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puget Sound was once one of the nation's leading military shipbuilders. During times of war, the builder's ranged from large corporations and public facilities right down to McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary. In Peacetime, many yards flourished with Bellingham referred to as "The Minesweeper Capital of the World" in the 1950s.