Great Disasters Of The 20th Century

Download or read book Great Naval Disasters written by Kit Bonner and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landlubbers beware! Great Naval Disasters is a collection of 19 incredible stories of ill-fated ships, each including a full recounting of the ship's early history, the events surrounding her tragedy, and her ultimate misfortune. The most deadly enemies of the warship other than combat - collision, explosion, fire, grounding, and, of course, the mysterious and curious... Contains accounts of raging fires on the USS Enterprise, USS Uriskany, USS Forrestal, and USS Constellation.