Collection

Ships

Ships, builders, home ports, specifications, and histories.

Showing 19,351–19,400

Name	Type	Hull Num	Class	Status	Comm Is Date	Decom Sunk Or Reclass	Reclass Num	Builder	Built City	Built State	Home Port	Historynotes
Winooski	SwGbt			Sold	1865-06-27 00:00:00.000	1868-08-25 00:00:00.000		Boston Navy Yard	Boston	MA		1st Winooski Sold Aug 25 1868
Winooski	AO	38	Kennebec	Decom	1942-01-27 00:00:00.000	1946-04-30 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Steel Co.	Sparrows Point	MD		2nd Winooski ex Calusa, Maritime Commission Hull 144 Renam… 2nd Winooski ex Calusa, Maritime Commission Hull 144 Renamed Winooski Jan 91 1942, before commissioning WW II Nov, 1942, Operation Torch, invasion of North Africa, CDR John P. B. Barrett Feb-Mar 1943, Convoy GUS-5 Dec 1943-Jan 1944, Convoy GUS-25 Aug 1944, Operation Dragoon, Invasion of Southern France Oct 1944, to Pacific Jan 1945, Invasion of Lingayen Gulf Jun 1945, landings at Brunei Bay Decommissioned Apr 30 1946 Delivered to War Shipping Administration Aug 1 1946 for disposal Struck Oct 8 1946 4 battle stars, WW II
Winslow	AG	127		Decom	1945-09-17 00:00:00.000	1950-06-28 00:00:00.000		New York Shipbuilding Corp.	Camden	NJ		3rd Winslow Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv, and for RAD… 3rd Winslow Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv, and for RADM Cameron MCR. Winslow, qv Ex DD-359, qv Reclassified AG-127 Sep 17 1945 Operational Development Force Decommissioned Jun 28 1950 Struck Dec 5 1957 Sold Feb 23 1959 for scrapping
Winslow	DD	359	Porter	Reclas	1937-02-17 00:00:00.000	1945-09-17 00:00:00.000	*	New York Shipbuilding Corp.	Camden	NJ		3rd Winslow Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv, and for RAD… 3rd Winslow Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv, and for RADM Cameron MCR. Winslow, qv WW II Nov-Dec 1941, Convoy WS-12X Aug 5 1942, Atlantic Fleet, LCDR W. P. Mowatt 1942-44, Atlantic Sep 17 1945, reclassified AG-127, qv
Winslow	Torpedo boat	5	Foote	Decom	1897-12-29 00:00:00.000	1910-07-12 00:00:00.000		Columbian Iron Works	Baltimore	MD		1st Winslow Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv Spanish-Ame… 1st Winslow Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv Spanish-American War May 11 1898, Cardenas Cuba. Battle with Spanish ships and shore batteries. LT John B. Bernadau. Ships seriously damaged. ENS Worth Bagley, qv, was killed Decommissioned Sep 7 1898 for repairs Recommissioned Jun 30 1901 Decommissioned at some point Recommissioned Feb 16 1906 Jun 1 1909, to Massachusetts Naval Militia Returned to Navy Nov 2 1909 Decommissioned Jul 12 1910 Struck Sold Jan 1911
Winslow	DD	53	O'Brien	Decom	1915-08-07 00:00:00.000	1922-06-05 00:00:00.000	*	William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Bldg Co	Philadelphia	PA		2nd Winooski Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv WW I - Ou… 2nd Winooski Named for RADM John A. Winslow, qv WW I - Out of Queenstown IR Jan 3 1918, possible sinking of German subarmine U-61 Decommissioned Jun 5 1922 Name dropped Jul 1933, and from then on known just as DD-53, qv
Winslow Homer					1942-12-27 00:00:00.000			New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME		Maritime Commission E Hull 769 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 769 Merchant ship Original operator, Agwi Lines WW II
Winston	AKA	94	Andromeda	Decom	1945-01-19 00:00:00.000			Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Kearny	NJ		Maritime Commission Hull 216 WW II Pacific Korean War Oc… Maritime Commission Hull 216 WW II Pacific Korean War Oct 1950, landings at Wonsan Dec 1950, evacuations from Wonsan and Hungnam 1956, used in making movie "The Good Shepherd" Decommissioned Feb 1 1957 Recommissioned Nov 24 1961 1964, used in making movie "In Harm's Way" Vietnam War Nov 1967, Operation Ballistic Charge Dec 1967, Operation Bastion Hill Jan 1969, Operation Valiant Hunt Jan 1969, Operation Bold Mariner Decommissioned Nov 1969 Feb 17 1969, transferred to Maritime Administration Struck Sep 1 1976 7 Battle Stars Korean War 7 Battle Stars Vietnam War
Winston S. Churchill	DDG	81	Arleigh Burke	Active	2001-03-10 00:00:00.000			Bath Iron Works	Bath	ME	Norfolk	Named for British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill
Winston-Salem												Merchant ship WW II Jun-Jul 1942, Convoy PQ-17 to North Ru… Merchant ship WW II Jun-Jul 1942, Convoy PQ-17 to North Russia.
Winter Hill	Tanker				1945-04-16 00:00:00.000			Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Chester	PA		Maritime Commission Hull 2432 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 2432 Merchant ship Original operator, War Emergency Tankers WW II
Winterberry	AN	56	Ailanthus	Decom	1944-05-30 00:00:00.000	1946-02-15 00:00:00.000		Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co.	Stockton	CA		ex YN-75, ex Tupelo Reclassified AN-56 while building, and … ex YN-75, ex Tupelo Reclassified AN-56 while building, and probably renamed during the same period WW II Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa operations Decommissioned Feb 15 1946 Struck Feb 26 1946 Sold Mar 31 1947 1 Battle Star WW II
Winterswijk	ScStr			Decom	1918-04-02 00:00:00.000	1918-04-27 00:00:00.000		Jan Smit & Co.	Albarsserdam	NE		Built 1914 Taken by U.S. Government Mar 20 1918 Commission… Built 1914 Taken by U.S. Government Mar 20 1918 Commissioned Apr 2 1918 WW I - Naval Overseas Transportation Service Took coal to Cuba, then took sugar to Boston Decommissioned Apr 27 1918 and turned over to U.S. Shipping Board. Struck the same day
Winthrop	SP	3297		Sold	1918-10-18 00:00:00.000	1921-06-04 00:00:00.000		Jackson & Sharp	Wilmington	DE		Built 1883 Taken by Navy Oct 18 1918 Not clear whether she… Built 1883 Taken by Navy Oct 18 1918 Not clear whether she was commissioned or in service WW I - 2nd Naval District May 1919, 3rd Naval District Sold Jun 4 1921
Winthrop L. Marvin					1944-11-11 00:00:00.000			New England Shipbuilding Corp.	South Portland	ME		Maritime Commission E Hull 3069 Merchant ship Original ope… Maritime Commission E Hull 3069 Merchant ship Original operator, Isthmian Steamship WW II
Winthrop Victory					1945-06-11 00:00:00.000			California Shipbuilding Corp.	Los Angeles	CA		Maritime Commission Victory Hull 790 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 790 Merchant ship Original operator, Marine Trans. Line WW II
Wintle	DE	25	Evarts	Decom	1943-07-10 00:00:00.000	1945-11-15 00:00:00.000		Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo	CA		ex BDE 25 Reallocated to U.S. Navy (Previously DE-266 had … ex BDE 25 Reallocated to U.S. Navy (Previously DE-266 had been named Wintle, but was reallocated to United Kingdom and named Capel (K 470). DE-25 was named Winlte in her place) Named Wintle Jun 14 1943 WW II Nov-Dec 1943, Operation Galvanic, Gilbert Islands operation, LCDR Leonard S. Bailey Feb 1944, Operation Flintlock, Invasion of Marshall Islands Decommissioned Nov 15 1945 Struck Nov 28 1945 Sold Aug 25 1947 for scrap 3 Battle Stars WW II
Wire	WYTL	65612	65-foot
Wisconsin	Steamer											Civil War March 1862, used to transport Union troops for th… Civil War March 1862, used to transport Union troops for the Battle of Shiloh. (Hurst List)
Wisconsin	BB	64	Iowa	Decom	1944-04-16 00:00:00.000			Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia	PA		2nd Wisconsin WW II Dec 1944, Invasion of Mindoro, Task Fo… 2nd Wisconsin WW II Dec 1944, Invasion of Mindoro, Task Force 38 Jan 1945, supported Task Force 38 in strikes against Formosa, Luzaon and Nansei Shoto in support of Lingayen Gulf invasion Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo JIma Mar-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign, TG 58.4 Jun 15 1945, shelling of Muroran, Hokkaido Jun 17 1945, shelling of Hitachi Miro area, Honshu Decommissioned Jul 1 1948 Recommissioned Mar 3 1951 Korean War Dec 1951, gunfire support in Kasong-Kosong area Decommissioned Mar 8 1958 Recommissioned Persian Gulf War Struck 1/12/1995 Oct 1996, moved from Philadelphia to Norfolk to be part of Navy's Inactive Fleet 2015, in reserve at Norfolk. Open to the public 5 Battle Stars WW II 1 Battle Star Korean War
Wisconsin	Battleship	9	Illinois	Decom	1901-02-04 00:00:00.000	1920-05-15 00:00:00.000		Union Iron Works	San Francisco	CA		1st Wisconsin Commissioned as Battleship No. 9 Decommissio… 1st Wisconsin Commissioned as Battleship No. 9 Decommissioned Nov 15 1906 Recommissioned Apr 1 1908 Great White Fleet 1908-09 Placed in ordinary Oct 3 1913 Reactivated Spring 1915 Recommissioned Apr 23 1917 WW I - Training and East coast patrols Decommissioned May 15 1920 Reclassified BB-9 Jul 17 1920 Sold Jan 26 1922, for scrap
Wiseman	DE	667	Buckley	Struck	1944-04-04 00:00:00.000	1973-04-15 00:00:00.000		Dravo Corp.	Pittsburgh	PA		Named for LTJG Osborne B. Wiseman, qv WW II Atlantic To P… Named for LTJG Osborne B. Wiseman, qv WW II Atlantic To Pacific Jan 1945 Mar 1945, Manila, furnished power, drinking water and communications to city Inactivated Jan 31 1947 Recommissioned Autumn 1950 Korean War Decommissioned May 16 1959 Reserve training ship Recommissioned Oct 2 1961 Decommissioned Jul 17 1962 and placed in service Reserve Struck Apr 15 1973 Scrapped 6 Battle Stars Korean War
Wissahickon	ScGbt			Decom	1861-11-25 00:00:00.000	1865-07-01 00:00:00.000		John Lynn	Philadelphia	PA		1st Wissahickon Civil War West gulf Bloackading Squadron … 1st Wissahickon Civil War West gulf Bloackading Squadron Apr 24 1862, passed Forts Jackson and St. Philip Apr 24-25 1862, Battle of New Orleans Jun 9 1862, attack on Confederate forts at Grand Gulf MS Jun 28 1862, Vicksburg Jul 15 1862, battle with CSS Arkansas Oct 1862, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Jan 27 1863, attack on Fort McAllister Mar 19 1863, destroyed steamer Georgianna off Charleston Jul 1863, attack on Fort Wagner Sep 1863, bombardment of Fort Sumter Decommissioned Jul 1 1865 Sold Oct 25 1865 Renamed Adele
Wissahickon	SP	852		Decom		1919-02-12 00:00:00.000		George Lawley & Son Corp.				2nd Wissahickon Ex SP-852, no name, qv Formerly name Wissa… 2nd Wissahickon Ex SP-852, no name, qv Formerly name Wissahickon as a private yacht, but initially served in Navy as SP-852, no name, qv Again named Wissahickon before Jan 1919, probably in Sep to Nov 1918 East Coast, Boston to Maine Decommissioned Feb 12 1919 Struck Feb 10 1919 Returned to owner
Wissoe II	SP	153		Returned	1917-04-30 00:00:00.000	1919-01-18 00:00:00.000		New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Co.	Morris Heights	NY		Yacht built 1916 Acquired by Navy Apr 23 1917 Commissioned… Yacht built 1916 Acquired by Navy Apr 23 1917 Commissioned Apr 30 1917 WW I - 6th Naval District Decommissioned after end of World War I Returned to owner Jan 18 1919 (DANFS says 1918 but this must be wrong) and concurrently struck
Wistaria	SP	259		Returned		1917-12-10 00:00:00.000		Elco Co.				Yacht acquired by Navy mid-1917 Found unsuitable for Naval … Yacht acquired by Navy mid-1917 Found unsuitable for Naval service and never commissioned Returned to owner Dec 10 1917 Struck
Wisteria	Hospital							North Carolina Shipbuilding	Wilmington	NC		Built 1942 Ex William Osler, qv WW II Army hospital ship
Witek	DD	848	Gearing	Reclas	1946-04-25 00:00:00.000		*	Bath Iron Works	Bath	ME		Named for PVT Frank P. Witek, qv Reclassified EDD-848, qv, … Named for PVT Frank P. Witek, qv Reclassified EDD-848, qv, probably 1946
Witek	EDD	848		Decom		1948-08-19 00:00:00.000		Bath Iron Works	Bath	ME		Named for PVT Frank P. Witek, qv Ex DD-848, qv Reclassifie… Named for PVT Frank P. Witek, qv Ex DD-848, qv Reclassified EDD-848, probably in 1946 Used for experimental development work Nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost of the Long Island Coast" Decommissioned Aug 19 1968 Struck Sep 17 1968
Witter	DE	636	Buckley	Decom	1943-12-29 00:00:00.000	1945-10-22 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Steel Co.	San Francisco	CA		Named for ENS Jean C. Witter, qv WW II Oct 1944, Invasion … Named for ENS Jean C. Witter, qv WW II Oct 1944, Invasion of Leyte, LT G. Herrmann Apr-Jun 1945, Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Campaign, severely damaged by Japanese air attack 4/06 and sent to Navy yard in late June for repair Decommissioned Oct 22 1945 Struck Nov 16 1945 Hulk sold Dec 2 1946 2 Battle Stars WW II
Wiwoka	SP	250		Returned	1917-09-11 00:00:00.000	1919-01-17 00:00:00.000		Murray & Turgurtha	South Boston	MA		Motorboat built 1912 Acquired by Navy Jul 25 1917 Commissi… Motorboat built 1912 Acquired by Navy Jul 25 1917 Commissioned Sep 11 1917 WW I - New York area Decommissioned, probably Dec 1918 Returned to owner Jan 17 1919 and struck the same day
Woban	YT	138	Woban	Reclas	1940-02-14 00:00:00.000	1944-05-15 00:00:00.000	*	Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton	WA		Completed Feb 14 1940 WW II 13th Naval District Reclassif… Completed Feb 14 1940 WW II 13th Naval District Reclassified YTN-138, qv, May 15 1944
Woban	YTB	138		Reclas	1944-05-15 00:00:00.000		*	Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton	WA		Ex YT-138 Reclassified YTN-138 May 15 1944 WW II From 13t… Ex YT-138 Reclassified YTN-138 May 15 1944 WW II From 13th Naval District to 17th Naval District sometime during the war Then back to 13th Naval District in 1946 Reclassified YTM-138, qv, Feb 1962
Woban	YTM	138		Struck		1967-02-01 00:00:00.000		Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton	WA		Ex YT-138, qv Ex YTB-138, qv Reclassified YTM-138 Feb 1962… Ex YT-138, qv Ex YTB-138, qv Reclassified YTM-138 Feb 1962 Taken out of service early 1967 Struck Feb 1 1967 sold
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Wolf Creek					1944-05-31 00:00:00.000			Kaiser Co., Inc., Swan Island	Portland	OR		Maritime Commission Hull 1922 Merchant ship Original opera… Maritime Commission Hull 1922 Merchant ship Original operator, Los Angeles Tanker Operators WW II
Wolf Mountain	Tanker				1944-02-16 00:00:00.000			Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.	Mobile	AL		Maritime Commission Hull 554 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission Hull 554 Merchant ship Original operator, War Emergency Tankers WW II
Wolverine	SwStr			Decom	1905-06-17 00:00:00.000	1912-05-06 00:00:00.000		Samuel Hart	Erie	PA		Ex Michigan, qv Renamed Wolverine Jun 17 1905 Great Lakes … Ex Michigan, qv Renamed Wolverine Jun 17 1905 Great Lakes Decommissioned May 6 1912 Pennsylvania Naval Militia Designated IX-31 on Jul 17 1920 Sold Jul 19 1948 Sold for scrap 1949 Bow and cutwater erected as monument in Erie PA
Wolverine	IX	64		Decom	1942-08-12 00:00:00.000	1945-11-07 00:00:00.000						Built 1913 Side Wheeled steamer Ex Seeandbee Acquired by… Built 1913 Side Wheeled steamer Ex Seeandbee Acquired by Navy Mar 12 1942 Renamed Wolverine before commissioning Converted to training aircraft carrier WW II Decommissioned Nov 7 1945 Struck Nov 28 1945 Transferred to War Shipping Administration Nov 26 1947 Sold later in 1947 for scrapping
Wompatuck	Tug			Reclas	1898-04-06 00:00:00.000	1920-07-17 00:00:00.000	*	Harlan & Hollingsworth	Wilmington	DE		Built 1886 as Atlas Acquired by Navy Apr 4 1898 and named W… Built 1886 as Atlas Acquired by Navy Apr 4 1898 and named Wompatuck Commissioned Apr 6 1898 Spanish-American War May 1898, with St. Louis, which broke communications cable between Cuba and Jamaica Jun 30 1898, Manzanillo Cuba. Jul 1898, exchange of fire with Spanish ships Decommissioned Oct 15 1898 Recommissioned Nov 12 1900 Philippines Classified YT-27, qv, Jul 17 1920
Wompatuck	YT	27		Struck	1920-07-17 00:00:00.000	1938-02-11 00:00:00.000	*	Harlan & Hollingsworth	Wilmington	DE		Ex Tug Wompatuck, qv Classified YT-27 (Womatuck), Jul 17 19… Ex Tug Wompatuck, qv Classified YT-27 (Womatuck), Jul 17 1920 Philippines Struck Feb 11 1938 Laid up, awaiting disposal Withdrawn from sale list Jul 9 1941 and reclassified YO-64, no name, qv
Wonder	SwStr			Renamed			*					Purchased by Army and received Jan 1 1862 Western Flotilla … Purchased by Army and received Jan 1 1862 Western Flotilla Transferred to Navy Sep 30 1862 Renamed Nettle, qv, Oct 19 1862
Wood	DD	317	Clemson	Decom	1921-01-28 00:00:00.000	1930-03-31 00:00:00.000		Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.	San Francisco	CA		Named for Naval Surgeon William M. Wood, qv Decommissioned … Named for Naval Surgeon William M. Wood, qv Decommissioned Mar 31 1930 Struck Jul 22 1930 Sold Nov 14 1940 for scrap
Wood County	LST	1178	De Soto County	Decom	1959-08-05 00:00:00.000	1972-05-01 00:00:00.000		American Shipbuilding Co.	Lorain	OH		Atlantic Decommissioned May 1 1972
Wood Island					1943-09-30 00:00:00.000			Globe Shipbuilding Co.	Superior	WI		Maritime Commission Hull 887 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission Hull 887 Merchant ship Original operator, Moran Towing & Transp. WW II
Wood Lake	Tanker				1944-04-17 00:00:00.000			Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.	Mobile	AL		Maritime Commission Hull 559 Merchant ship Original operat… Maritime Commission Hull 559 Merchant ship Original operator, American Rep. Corp. WW II
Woodbine	Launch			Struck		1919-07-01 00:00:00.000			New Brighton	NY		Built 1913 for Lighthouse Service Taken by Navy for World W… Built 1913 for Lighthouse Service Taken by Navy for World War I WW I - 4th Naval District. Section patrol Returned to Lighthouse Service Jul 1 1919 and struck the same day
Woodbridge N. Ferris					1943-01-15 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission E Hull 931 Merchant ship Original oper… Maritime Commission E Hull 931 Merchant ship Original operator, Calmar Steamship WW II
Woodbridge Victory					1945-04-24 00:00:00.000			Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.	Baltimore	MD		Maritime Commission Victory Hull 646 Merchant ship Origina… Maritime Commission Victory Hull 646 Merchant ship Original operator, Isbrandtsen WW II
Woodbury	CGC			Reclas			*	Americam Brown Bovari Electric Corp.	Camden	NJ		4th Woodbury Commissioned 1927 for Coast Guard WW II Recl… 4th Woodbury Commissioned 1927 for Coast Guard WW II Reclassified WSC-155, qv, late 1941 or early 1942

Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

Ships

Purpose

The Ships table is the most comprehensive and nearly complete of the tables in this site. It includes tens of thousands of different vessels. It is primarily, but not exclusively, Navy ships, that have helped make American history.

Fewer than half of the vessels in the table are named. Most of the others are identified only by a number but one that is unique to that vessel (called hull numbers by the Navy). The most famous of the latter is PT-109, John Kennedy’s PT boat that was sunk in World War II. Another famous group is the “LSTs”, the Landing Ships-Tank of World War II fame. (Some crew members who served on these big, ungainly vessels said that LST stood for Large Slow Target.) Following World War II, the Navy started giving the LSTs names, but those in the war were identified only by their hull numbers.

DANFS

The most authoritative and most common source of information about the Navy’s commissioned and named ships, plus the LSTs, is the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS). This series of eight books was published by the Navy and was not available through commercial book stores. The books are now out of print, but are available through the used book market. Much if not all of their content is now also available online at the Naval History and Heritage Command’s DANFS site.

Many thousands of watercraft had non-unique numbers, or semi-unique numbers, the latter including landing craft that carried the number of the transport that carried them plus a number of their own (such as PA-91-15). I have not tried to include these latter craft in this project.

The World War II Commercial Fleet

The Navy in World War II utilized many commercial vessels, even in the dangerous landing operations, the most famous being the Liberty Ships, which were mostly freighters, and their larger replacements, the Victory Ships. These and other commercial vessels from that war are included in the table. The U.S. built thousands of these ships and other commercial type ships during and shortly after World War II. Lists of the various types of commercial design ships built for the war, and separate lists of what ships were built by each shipyard, are at the Maritime Commission site.

Some of these were turned over to the Navy to operate, but most were operated by commercial shipping companies, even in battle and particularly in dangerous convoys crossing the Atlantic.

The liberty ships were named for people, and a book has been published that identifies who these people were. It is Liberty Ships, the People Behind the Names, compiled by Capt. Robert Deschamps and published in 1999. It is probably available online.

The Army’s Ships

The Army has also used thousands of ships and other watercraft over the years, especially in the Civil War and World War II. Major sources of information about these vessels are:

The Army’s Navy Series Volume I, Marine Transportation in War. The U.S. Army Experience 1775-1860, by Charles Dana Gibson and E. Kay Gibson.

The Army’s Navy Series Volume II, Assault and Logistics Union Army Coastal and River Operations 1861-1866, by Charles Dana Gibson and E. Kay Gibson.

U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II, by David H. Grover.

Smaller Vessels

Many books and web sites have been published about the tens of thousands of smaller vessels that the Navy used during World War II. I have found several of them and am sure there are many more that I’m not aware of.

Two fine examples are:

Ten Thousand Men and One Hundred Thirty “Mighty Midget” Ships–The U.S.S. LCS(L)s in World War II, by Raymond A. Baumler. This is about the Landing Ship Support (Large) vessels. This book was privately published and printed in 1991 by PIP Printing, Rockville MD.

At Close Quarters, PT Boats in the United States Navy, by Robert J. Bulkley, Jr. This book has extensive information about the history of each PT-Boat, many of the men who served on them, and their organizations. This book was first printed in 1962 for the Navy by the Government Printing Office, and has been reprinted by the Naval Institute Press.