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Author Sayers, Ken W

Title Tales of the Sea Cloud Luxury Yacht, Integrated Naval Vessel, Legendary Ship
Published College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (275 p.)
Series Williams-Ford Texas a&M University Military History Ser. ; v.168
Williams-Ford Texas a&M University Military History Ser
Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. From Hussar to Sea Cloud -- 2. Young Mister Skinner -- 3. Annals of the Black Blue Jackets -- 4. Sea Cloud Goes to War -- 5. Skinner Takes Command -- 6. Skinner's Barrier-Busting Experiment -- 7. Sea Cloud's Metamorphosis -- 8. Governor Skinner -- 9. Sea Cloud in the New Millennium -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronology -- Appendix B: Ship Specifications -- Appendix C: Ship Personnel -- Glossary of Naval Terms and Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Skinner, Carlton -- Military leadership
SUBJECT Skinner, Carlton fast
Subject Sea Cloud (Ship) -- History
Sea Cloud (Yacht) -- History
United States. Navy -- African Americans.
SUBJECT Sea Cloud (Ship) fast
United States. Navy fast
Subject Yachts -- United States -- History
Windjammers (Sailing ships) -- History
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
Discrimination in the military.
Armed Forces -- African Americans
Command of troops
Discrimination in the military
Military operations, Naval -- American
Windjammers (Sailing ships)
Yachts
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Patton, Vincent W., III
ISBN 1623499356
9781623499358