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Hardcover The Petrol Navy: British, American and Other Naval Motor Boats at War 1914 - 1920 Book

ISBN: 1399062859

ISBN13: 9781399062855

The Petrol Navy: British, American and Other Naval Motor Boats at War 1914 - 1920

On the outbreak of war in 1914, the Royal Navy found it required more small craft than it possessed to carry out minesweeping, anti-submarine patrols and coastal defense. This led to the formation of an auxiliary force of civilian vessels, including motor pleasure boats and yachts, relatively new types of craft powered by the internal combustion engine. The inclusion of these vessels came about when a group of motor boat owners suggested to the Admiralty...

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