LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (Continued) 



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Lester Jones ^nd Patton, wire drag vessels 125 



Westdahl, survey launch 126 



Gilbert, survey launch 127 



Wainwright. wire drag vessel 127 



THE POSTWAR YEARS (1946 - 1956) 



Velero IV, modified tuna clipper 130 



Spencer Baird, ex-sea going tug 133 



Horizon, ex-sea going tug 133 



Crest, ex-minesweeper 134 



Stranger, ex-yacht 134 



Vema, schooner 135 



Action, schooner 136 



Paolina-T. seiner 137 



Httgli M. Smith, tuna clipper 137 



Gerda, ex-yacht ■ 1 33 



Orca, ex-patrol vessel 138 



Crawford, ex-cutter I39 



Oncorhynchus, motor launch I39 



Bear, ex-coastal freighter 140 



Brown Bear, ex-coastal freighter 140 



Marysville, escort craft 141 



Rockville, escort craft 141 



Rexburg, escort craft 142 



Brattleboro, escort craft 142 



Somersworth and Fairview, escort craft I43 



Albatross III, ex-trawler I44 



Tanner -ind Maury, ex-attack cargo ships I45 



Allegheny, ocean tug 146 



Stallion, ocean tug 146 



Sheldrake, ex-minesweeper 147 



Prevail, ex-minesweeper 147 



Pursuit, ex-minesweeper 148 



Requisite, ex-minesweeper 148 



Serrano, ex-ocean tug 149 



Towhee, ex-minesweeper I49 



San Pablo, ex-seaplane tender 150 



Rehoboth, ex-seaplane tender 150 



Littlehales, ex-lighter 151 



Hunting, ex-medium landing ship 151 



THE YEARS OF IMPETUS (1957-1 959) 



Chain, ex-salvage vessel I55 



Argo, ex-salvage vessel I55 



Josiah Willard Gibbs, ex-seaplane tender 156 



Bowditch, ex-cargo ship I57 



Button, ex-cargo ship 158 



Michelson, ex-cargo ship 158 



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