To Mary
These stories and tales could not have been written without the encouragement from my wonderful companion, true love and wife. Her editorial skills go far beyond periods and commas. She once remarked, “You know what you are trying to say but the reader also has to understand. Details and descriptions are very important.”
A SPECIAL THANKS TO
| LOS ANGELES MARITIME MUSEUM, |
Berth 84 |
SAN PEDRO, CA. |
| S.S. LANE VICTORY MUSEUM, |
Berth 94 |
SAN PEDRO, CA. |
| AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE VETERANS of WORLD WAR II |
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WILMINGTON, CA. |
| UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE VETERANS of WORLD WAR II |
Berth 94 |
SAN PEDRO, CA. |
| MS. CAROLYN D. WRIGHT, US ARMY TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM. |
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FT. EUSTIS VA. |
| CHARLES DANA GIBSON, HISTORIAN |
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CAMDEN, ME. |
| QUEENSLAND MARITIME MUSEUM |
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SOUTH BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUS. |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| BENTHIEN, John. |
”The Forgotten Fleet of Sixty-One” |
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Tugboat Research Pub. |
| BUFFETAUT, Yves. |
“D-Day Ships.” Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, MD |
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Photos Pgs. 47, 51, 57. |
| CHAPMAN, Charles F. |
“Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling” |
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Motor Boat Publishing. NY. Research Information |
| GANNON, Michael. |
“Operation Drumbeat” Harper Publishers See Introduction. |
| GIBSON, Charles Dana. |
“Ordeal of Convoy N.Y. 119” Ensign Press, Camden, ME |
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“Merchantman? Or Ship of War.” See Introduction. |
| GROVER, David H. |
“US Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II” |
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Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD |
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Photos Pgs. 37, 63, 108, 110, |
| JABSCO PUMPS. |
Window Advertising Sticker. Pg. 195, |
| LEWIS Edmund P. |
T.W.A. Meteorologist Ret. |
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Sailing Ship Minny A. Cain Photo Pg. 19 |
| MADER, Robert J. |
Marine Engineer and Model Maker, Kings Point Alumnus |
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26 Models on display aboard the SS Lane Victory. San Pedro, CA. |
| MARINE ENGINEERING |
and SHIPPING REVIEW 1945 (Catalog) |
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Photos Pgs. 22, 30, 72, 158, 204, 254, |
| MOORE, Captain Arthur. |
“A Careless Word…A Needless Sinking” |
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Publisher, American Merchant Marine Museum, Kings Point NY |
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Photos Pgs. 129. referenced “Cynthia Olson” Pg. 136 |
| OSBOURNE, Alan. |
Modern Marine Engineer’s Manual Vols. I-II |
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Research Material |
| SAN PEDRO NEWS PILOT. |
Local Newspaper Photo Pg. 227 |
| SAILING DIRECTIONS. |
United States Government Printing Office. Washington, DC |
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1950’s Charts, Maps, Sailing Instructions World Wide. |
| SEA CLASSICS |
Schnepf, Edwin Editor/Publisher. |
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Photo Pg. 265 (Pom-Poms) |
| THE NAVY, |
Magazine of the Navy League of Australia Photos |
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Pgs. 81 (OL-3) 97 (FS-1A) |
All other Photos, Sketches and/or Descriptions are from my Personal Files.