Machine Guns in Narragansett Bay: The Coast Guard's War on Rumrunners

by Christian M. McBurney

During World War I and World War II, Rhode Island was dotted with coastal forts filled with large caliber guns. Yet they were never fired in anger. By contrast, from 1929 to 1933, during Prohibition, U.S. Coast Guard vessels frequently fired machine guns at rumrunners in Narragansett Bay. Machine gun fire killed three rumrunners and wounded another on the notorious Black Duck. Despite the incident drawing national protests, the carnage continued...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467149683
• ISBN13: 9781467149686
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.7"