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LEADER: 02238cam 2200397 a 4500
001 ocm41174828
003 OCoLC
005 20201029225227.0
008 990401s1998 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 99191902
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020 $a0930248090
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035 $a(OCoLC)41174828
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aD774.E3$bM3 1998
082 00 $a940.54/5973$221
100 1 $aMcGowan, Gordon,$cCapt.
245 14 $aThe skipper & the Eagle /$cby Gordon McGowan ; foreword by Alan Villiers ; introduction by Peter Stanford ; afterword by Robert J. Papp, Jr.
246 3 $aSkipper and the Eagle
260 $aPeekskill, N.Y. :$bSea History Press,$c©1998.
300 $axv, 239 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
505 0 $aBackground, the assignment, the barque -- Settling in, "Ducky" -- First day aboard, "Ka-Leut," first inspection -- Wardroom, galley, the engine dilemma -- First American enlistees, new engine, rigging -- Scotty, the figurehead, the name "Eagle," drydock, commissioning, American rations -- Sailing day, Eddie Didion, Falmouth -- Into the Atlantic, first sail set, "Doc" -- About setting sails, night furling, Funchal -- Diplomatic visits, bumboats, picnic, dinner -- Weighing anchor, into the tradewinds, time at sea, appendicitis -- Bermuda, the Admiral's visit, reception aboard, starting the last leg home -- Premonition, wind, storm -- Hurricane, heaving-to, rifing it out -- Inspecting the damage, heading for home -- Appendices: A note on names and people -- Commanding officers, 1946-1999 -- Itinerary of Eagle, 1946-1998 -- Kapitänleutnant Schnibbe's report.
610 20 $aEagle (Ship)
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American.
610 25 $aEagle (Ship)
650 7 $aMilitary operations, Naval$xAmerican.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01710245
647 7 $aWorld War$d(1939-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01180924
648 7 $a1939-1945$2fast
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$n99191902
029 1 $aAU@$b000020035519
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 24 OTHER HOLDINGS