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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
In 1917, eight wooden-hulled, steam-powered fishing boats from the Northern Neck of Virginia were conscripted into service by the US Navy, equipped with cannons, and sent on a journey acress the Atlantic Ocean to France. The boats patrolled for German submarines, swept for mines, and rescued fellow ships and sailors under perilous conditions. Although it seems too incredible to be true, it is a factual, amazing, and little known piece of history.
