The U.S.S. Essex
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Published: June 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781580622820
Subjects: United States - 20th Century; History: American; History; History - Military / War; Military - Naval; Military - United States; American history; Naval forces & warfare; USA
First sentence: The USS Essex, a thirty-two-gun frigate built in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1799, was not the most glorious vessel in the history of the American navy, yet she was unique.