The Navy in Newport

by Lionel D. Wyld

Book Overview

The visual history of the navy in Newport from mercantile trade to world war and the Naval War College.

Known throughout the world as The City by the Sea, Newport, Rhode Island, has a long history of maritime activity. Since the Colonial period, Newport has been recognized as both an important seaport for the mercantile trade and a harbor of inestimable value for naval vessels. I n 1869, the U. S. Navy opened its pioneer site in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738535508
• ISBN13: 9780738535500
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.1"