History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet

History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet - Compiled from the ship's log and data gathered by the history committee on board the ship

The record of the U.S.S. Leviathan, queen of the troop transport fleet which made possible the successful participation of the United States in the war with Germany, is a record of consistent service and remarkable efficiency which upholds the best and noblest traditions of the United States naval service. The nation owes and gladly gives a great meed of praise to every officer and man, regular and reserve alike, who shared in the hardships, the dangers and the successes of the Leviathans great wartime service. The potential strength of the 98,000 fighting men the Leviathan carried to the shores of France can never be estimated. We know that when the night was blackest, when the fortunes of the world hung in the balance and the eyes of all nations were turned toward the western continent, that the great Leviathan with her tremendous troop-carrying capacity was ready and that, trip after trip, without failures or accidents, the great transport plowed her way across the Atlantic, scornful alike of the submarines stilettos of the sea and the wrath of the elements, carrying to the shores of our nearly exhausted allies those inestimably precious cargoes of men who turned the tide and saved the day. Although the Leviathan did not participate in any great naval engagement, although the battle flags never flew proudly at her mast-heads as she swept into the tempest of a modern naval engagement, her achievement in carrying across the sea more than three divisions of American soldiers entitles the gallant ships name to a place forever in the hall of American naval fame. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 59699
Author: U.S.S. Leviathan History Committee
Release Date: Jun 7, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English