The Shipping Boards Agency Ships part I The Sub Boats

Goldberg, M.H.: 1994 USA, softcover 401 pages, with photos and plans. History of the USA 5.500 ton Sub-Boats manufactured in WWI by the Submarine Boat Corporation Newarks Bay Shipyard. The book documents the conception, construction, and service histories of the U.S. Shipping Board’s World War I “agency ships” known as the “Sub Boats,” presenting a detailed, photo-rich reference on these standardized emergency-built cargo vessels and their operational careers. It compiles 399 pages of vessel-by-vessel narratives, specifications, and illustrations within the American Merchant Marine History Series, offering a foundational resource for scholars of U.S. merchant shipbuilding in the WWI era. ISBN 18791800110 In very good condition