American Coastal Rescue Craft: A Design History of Coastal Rescue Craft Used by the Uslss and USCG

by Timothy R. Dring and William D. Wilkinson

Book Overview

"The most comprehensive work on the coastal rescue craft of the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Life-Saving Service. This work should be consulted by anyone interested in maritime search and rescue, especially from shore-based stations."--Dennis Noble, author of The Rescue of the Gale Runner "Provides a detailed history of a very proud element of American maritime history, the development and evolution of the coastal rescue craft of the United States Life-Saving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B006Z17YF2
• ISBN13: 9780813033341
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0"