Title: Warships of the Civil War navies /
Authors: Silverstone, Paul H.
Date: 1989
Publisher: Naval Institute Press,
Physical description: xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language: English
LC classification: V
Contents: This book lists and describes "all of the ships that participated in the war. ...This book provides a compilation of statistical data, war service, and histories for every vessel in both the Federal and Confederate navies. ...Separate sections of the book are devoted to vessels used on the Mississippi River and those in the Revenue Cutter Service. Particulars given on each vessel include tonnage, dimensions, type of engine, armament, builder, construction dates, and fate, along with a brief war record that even mentions prizes taken" -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Subject headings (LCSH): Confederate States of America. Navy--History.; Confederate States of America. Navy--Lists of vessels.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States. Navy--Lists of vessels.; Warships--Confederate States of America--History.; Warships--Confederate States of America.; Warships--United States--History--19th century.; Warships--United States.