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This book tells the almost lost history of eight wooden-hulled, steam-powered menhaden fishing boats from the Northern Neck that were conscripted into service by the US Navy in 1917. Armed with cannons, these boats crossed the Atlantic Ocean to serve as m
This book tells the almost lost history of eight wooden-hulled, steam-powered menhaden fishing boats from the Northern Neck that were conscripted into service by the US Navy in 1917. Armed with cannons, these boats crossed the Atlantic Ocean to serve as mine sweepers and to patrol for German submarines. Local author Richard Covington used Naval Department records for documentation.
