num_pages: 342
description: Details the development of the fleet oiler concept on the US Navy, addressing the logistics of how fleets are able to stay at sea in an operational mode and charting the evolution of refueling capabilities from the first fleet oilers of WWI through the Gulf War. Includes b&amp;w photos and drawings, and numerous tables. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1992
titlecomplete: Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1992
genres: History
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Naval Institute Press