Defense Department U.S. Office of Chief of Naval Operations. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Volume II

Naval Historical Center, U. S. Department of the Navy, 1963. — 624 p. — ASIN B000KF2MAG.This book by Naval History and Heritage Command (DANFS is a work of the U.S. government) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. The Dictionary limits itself largely to basic descriptions and brief operational notes, and includes almost no analysis or historical context. An alphabetical arrangement of the ships of the Continental and United States Navies, with a historical sketch of each one. American citizens, U.S. Navy veterans, students and historians interested in naval fighting ships may be interested in this volume.