The ship that would not die :
Curley, Stephen
The ship that would not die : USS Queens, SS Excambion, and USTS Texas Clipper / by Stephen J. Curley; afterword by J. Dale Shively. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011. - xv, 235 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University no. 117 .
Includes appendix (p.199-205), bibliography (p.211-217), and index (p.219-235)
USS Queens, 1944-1946, an attack transport : serving in the Pacific War and its aftermath -- SS Excambion, 1948-1959, a cargo-passenger liner : plying the Mediterranean trade for the American flag fleet -- USTS Texas Clipper, 1965-1996, a floating classroom : teaching merchant marine cadets -- Afterword: Navigating a sinking ship, 1996-2007 : from bureaucracy to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico / J. Dale Shively -- Appendix : Queens/Excambion/Texas Clipper timeline
Filled not only with meticulously researched technical and historical data about the ship's construction, service record, crew procedures, and voyages, "The Ship That Would Not Die "also features lively anecdotes from crew members, passengers, and officers
9781603444279 (hbk) 1603444696
Queens (Ship)--History
Excambion (Ship)--History
Texas Clipper (Ship)--History
The ship that would not die : USS Queens, SS Excambion, and USTS Texas Clipper / by Stephen J. Curley; afterword by J. Dale Shively. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011. - xv, 235 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University no. 117 .
Includes appendix (p.199-205), bibliography (p.211-217), and index (p.219-235)
USS Queens, 1944-1946, an attack transport : serving in the Pacific War and its aftermath -- SS Excambion, 1948-1959, a cargo-passenger liner : plying the Mediterranean trade for the American flag fleet -- USTS Texas Clipper, 1965-1996, a floating classroom : teaching merchant marine cadets -- Afterword: Navigating a sinking ship, 1996-2007 : from bureaucracy to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico / J. Dale Shively -- Appendix : Queens/Excambion/Texas Clipper timeline
Filled not only with meticulously researched technical and historical data about the ship's construction, service record, crew procedures, and voyages, "The Ship That Would Not Die "also features lively anecdotes from crew members, passengers, and officers
9781603444279 (hbk) 1603444696
Queens (Ship)--History
Excambion (Ship)--History
Texas Clipper (Ship)--History