Cruise Books of the United States Navy in World War II

Ship Books
Aaron Ward (DM 34)
USS Aaron Ward (cover). Lt. L. Lavrakas, USN, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 40 pp., heavy white paper cover with blue printing and decoration, 28.1 x 22.8 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. NDL.



Abbot (DD 629)
History of the U.S.S. Abbot DD 629. Anon. Foreword by Comdr. F. W. Ingling, USN. N.p., [1945?]. 48 pp., orange hardcover, 21.5 x 14.5 cm. USNA.



Adair (APA 91)
USS Adair APA 91: Photographs of an 18-Month Cruise During World War II Presented to Her Crew. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. Unpaged, paper cover, 21 x 26.7 cm. NDL, NWC.



Admiral E. W. Eberle (AP 123)
USS Admiral E. W. Eberle AP-123. Anon. Portland, Oreg.: T. G. Merkley Co., [1945?]. 48 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of Eberle, loose-leaf binding, 22.8 x 28.8 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 838, Smith: 7043. Private collection.



Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP 122)
Diary, U.S.S. Admiral Coontz. Anon. Portland, Oreg.: T. G. Merkley Co., 1946. 56 leaves, 23 x 29 cm, photos, ports., maps. Dornbusch 1950: 837. NYPL.



Admiral W. L. Capps (AP 121)
U.S.S. Admiral W. L. Capps AP-121: A Pictorial History of the Coast Guard Manned Navy Transport U.S.S. W. L. Capps AP-121. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 55 leaves, 21 x 26 cm, photos, Dornbusch 1951 supp: 1462. NDL, NYPL (photocopy).



Admiral W. S. Benson (AP 120)
Listed in Antheil Booksellers Catalogue in 1967, 1968, 1969.



Alabama (BB 60)
War Diary, USS Alabama, 1942-1944. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 68 leaves, light blue hardcover with drawing of Alabama pasted on and title printed in gold, 27.3 x 21.7 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 839, Smith: 7051. NDL, USNA.



Alaska (CB 1)
U.S.S. Alaska (CB 1), "Memories" 17 June 1944-18 December 1945. Cover: U.S.S. Alaska CB1. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 64 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing, 20.2 x 27.2 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 840, Smith: 7052. NDL, USNA.



Alcyone (AKA 7)
The Saga of an AKA. Cover: U.S.S. Alcyone AKA 7. Anon. Philadelphia: Campus Publishing Co., 1945. 32 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of AKA 7, 28.7 x 22.3 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 841. NDL, NYPL.



Alfred A. Cunningham (DD 752)
Alfred A. Cunningham, Destroyer DD-752. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. Unpaged, 28 x 22 cm, USNA (rebound).



Alkes (AKA 110)
Alkes Album, November 1945. Cover: Alkes Album. Anon. Long Beach, Calif.: Robinson Printing & Stationery Co., 1945. 64 pp., embossed blue hardcover with gold printing and drawing of ship, 26.0 x 20.7 cm, photos, ports. Private collection.



Ammen (DD 527)
The United States Ship Ammen, March 12, 1943-April 15, 1946. Cover: The Mighty A. Anon. Charleston: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., [1946?]. 45 pp., blue hardcover with embossed title, 29 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 842, Smith: 7059. NDL, USNA.



Anne Arundel (AP 76)
U.S.S. Anne Arundel (AP-76). Cover: P 76. Lt. Henry C. Gulbandson, USNR. Tacoma, Wash.: Johnson-Cox Co., [1945?]. 103 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing, 23.7 x 30.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 843, Smith: 7063. NDL, USNA.



Anthony (DD 515)
The Mad Anthony: The Story of a Ship and Her Men. Cover: The Mad Anthony. Anon. Charleston, S.C.: Southern Printing & Publishing Co., [1946?]. 24 pp., blue paper cover with red and white printing and decoration, 26.5 x 20.7 cm, photos, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 844, Smith: 7064. NDL, NYPL.



ARD Ten
ARD Ten. Anon. N.p., 1945. This citation was taken from NDL card file although copy could not be located in NDL. No other known reference. Title may refer to a floating drydock.



Arkansas (BB 33)
USS Arkansas, Pictorial Review, 1944. Anon. Foreword by the chaplain. N.p., 1944. 64 pp., 31 x 22 cm. Smith: 7068. USNA (rebound).

U.S.S. Arkansas Pacific War Diary. Lt. H. A. Wilson, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 56 leaves, blue cover with gold and blue printing, 27.2 x 21.4 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 845, Smith: 7067. NDL, USNA (rebound).



Ashtabula (AO 51)
USS Ashtabula (AO 51): Her History. Ens. John Edward Weeks. N.p., 1946. Unpaged, photos, ports., officer roster, itinerary, list of ships refueled. NSP (photocopy).



Astoria (CA 34)
USS Astoria CA-34, 1934-1942. Ken Cruse, ed. N.p., [1942?]. 48 leaves, blue-gray softcover with black printing and photograph of CA 34, 27.5 x 21 cm, photos, map, roster. NDL.



Astoria (CL 90)
The First Cruise of the U.S.S. Astoria. Cover: Mighty Ninety. Anon. Long Beach: Green's, [1946?]. 40 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing, 16 x 24 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 846, Smith: 7073. NDL, NYPL.



Atlanta (CL 104)
U.S.S. Atlanta: A Travelogue . . . September 22, 1947 to May 12, 1948. Cover: U.S.S. Atlanta, China Cruise. Anon. Los Angeles: Metropolitan Engravers, [1948?]. 27.3 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. NYPL. This is the first cruise book in the early post-WW II period for one of the later units of the Cleveland Class.



Attu (CVE 102)
Cruise of the "Little A". Lt.(jg) E. G. Burrows, ed. Sacramento: Bee Engraving and News Publishing Co., [1945?]. 32 leaves, blue hardcover with silver printing and decoration, 28 x 22 cm, photos, ports., map. USNA.



Ault (DD 698)
U.S.S. Ault DD 698: A War History of U.S.S. Ault (cover). Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 13 pp., printed on one side of sheet only, buff paper cover with black printing and photo of DD 698, 20.4 x 15.6 cm, photos. Dornbusch 1950: 847, Smith: 7074. NDL.



Bairoko (CVE 115)
Album, U.S.S. Bairoko CVE 115. Anon. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pictorial Publishers, [1946?]. 27 leaves, 31 cm, photos, ports., Dornbusch 1950: 848, Smith: 7080. No known copy location.



Baltimore (CA 68)
The History of the USS Baltimore CA-68. Cover: USS Baltimore CA-68. Anon. San Angelo, Tex.: Newsfoto Publishing Co., [1945?]. 117 leaves, blue hardcover with gold-embossed title and silhouette of CA 68, 20.5 x 27 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 849, Smith: 7083. NDL, USNA.



Barnes (CVE 20)
USS Barnes, Escort Carrier CVE-20, 1942-1945. Cover: USS Barnes. Anon. Layout by Lt. Fred Stewart. San Francisco: Knight-Counihan Co., [1946?]. 40 leaves, dark blue hardcover with light blue printing and photo of ship pasted on, 30.9 x 23.5 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 850, Smith: 7087. USNA.



Barnett (APA 5)
Department of the Navy, USS Barnett, World War II, 1940-1945: A Pictorial History of the USS Barnett (APA-5). Donald W. Boyd, Jr., and E. Parker Osborne, eds. N.p., [1946?]. 28 leaves, blue hardcover with embossed Department of Navy seal, 21.5 x 28.5 cm. Private collection.



Barton (DD 722
) U.S.S. Barton DD 722 (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 52 leaves, 21 x 33 cm, photos. Dornbusch 1950: 851, Smith: 7090. No known copy location.



Bataan (CVL 29)
The U.S.S. Bataan, 1 August 1943-17 October 1945. Cover: The Bataan. Anon. Charlotte, N.C.: Observer Printing House, [1946?]. 219 pp., embossed cream and blue hardcover with ship, 31 x 24 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 852, Smith: 7092. NYPL, USNA (rebound).



Beckham (APA 133)
Title unknown. Anon. San Francisco: 1945. 28 leaves, 21 x 31 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 853, Smith: 7101. No known copy location.



Belleau Wood (CVL 24)
"Flight Quarters": The War Story of the U.S.S. Belleau Wood. Lt. John W. Alexander, ed. Los Angeles: Cole-Holmquist Press, 1946. 190 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing of title and ship, 28 x 21.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 854, Smith: 7105, Zeigler: 2553. NDL, NWC, USNA.



Benevolence (AH 13)
Ben-Vues--1945: Mementos of Our Ship, the USS Benevolence. Cover: Ben-Vues, 1945. J. E. Shaw, CPhM, et al. N.p., n.d. Unpaged, tan paper cover with photo of ship, 18 x 26 cm, photos, roster. NDL.



Bennington (CV 20)
U.S.S. Bennington CV-20 (cover). Historical and Pictorial Review, U.S.S. Bennington, World War II (top of page 3). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 66 pp., gray softcover with title and photo of Bennington, 30.5 x 23 cm, photos, map, crew roster and casualty list. Dornbusch 1950: 856, Smith: 7108. NDL, NYPL, PNAM, USNA (rebound).



Bennion (DD 662)
The Story of the Bennion. Anon. N.p., November 1947. 112 pp., light blue hardcover with gold printing and black silhouette of Bennion, 28.5 x 22 cm, photos, ports., map, crew roster and casualty list. Dornbusch 1950: 855, Smith: 7109, Zeigler: 2692. NDL, USNA.



Benson (DD 421)
U.S.S. Benson DD-421, 1940-1946 (cover). Anon. San Angelo, Tex.: Newsfoto Publishing Co., [1946?]. 36 leaves, blue hardcover with gold-embossed printing and silhouette of DD 421, 20.5 x 27 cm, photos, ports., map, casualty list. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1465, Smith: 7111. NDL, NYPL, USNA.



Biloxi (CL 80)
U.S.S. Biloxi. Anon. San Francisco: Schwabacher-Frey Co., [1945?]. 44 leaves, dark blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of Biloxi, 23.5 x 30.8 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 857, Smith: 7117. NDL, USNA.



Birmingham (CL 62)
CL-62: The Saga of the U.S.S. Birmingham, A Compilation of Her Officers & Men. Cover: USS Birmingham. Anon. San Angelo, Tex.: Newsfoto Publishing Co., [1946?]. 96 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of CL 62, 20.5 x 27 cm, photos, ports., maps, roster of awards. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1465, Smith: 7119. NDL, NYPL.



Black Hawk (AD 9)
U.S.S. Black Hawk, Built 1913, Commissioned May 1918: "Tender Stuff," An Epitaph. Cover: USS Black Hawk. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 123 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and embossed Indian head, 31 x 23.6 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Private collection.



Block Island (CVE 21) and (CVE 106)
U.S.S. Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106, United States Navy: The Story of Two Escort Carriers Who Carried the War to the Enemy During Three Years of Conflict. Anon. New York: Anchor Printing, [1946?]. 33 leaves, blue hardcover, 35 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 858, Smith: 7123. Private collection, NDL, NYPL (film).



Blue (DD 744)
War Diary of the U.S.S. Blue Destroyer 744. Anon. Seattle: Sterling Engraving Co., [1946?]. 17 leaves, red hardcover with blue printing and silhouette of Blue, 27.1 x 20.7 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 859, Smith: 7125. NDL.



Bogue (CVE 9)
U.S.S. Bogue (cover). Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 48 pp., heavy multicolor paper cover with photograph of Bogue and ribbon decoration, 20.7 x 13.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster of department heads. Dornbusch 1950: 860, Smith: 7130. NDL.



Boston (CA 69)
U.S.S. Boston CA 69 (cover). Henry G. Leader. [San Angelo, Tex.: Newsfoto Publishing Co.] [1945?]. 36 leaves, blue hardcover with gold-embossed printing and silhouette of cruiser, 20.5 x 27.5 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1466, Smith: 7132. NDL, NYPL, USNA.



Bountiful (AH 9)
The U.S.S. Bountiful (AH-9) in the Pacific, World War II, April 1944 to September 1945. Compiled by Comdr. Jack C. Morris. Berkeley: Lederer Street & Zeus, [1945?]. 50 pp., 28.4 x 20 cm, photos, ports., medical staff roster. NDL, NYPL.



Bullard (DD 660)
"The Bullard,": The Story of the USS Bullard Destroyer 660 and the Men Who Served on Her. TM2c Herbert H. Graefe and Lt.(jg) Richard C. Thommen, eds. N.p., [1946?]. 83 pp., dark green hardcover with gold-embossed letters, 21.5 x 28 cm. Private collection.



Bullhead (SS 332)
Overdue and Presumed Lost: The Story of the U.S.S. Bullhead. Martin Sheridan. Francistown, N.H.: Marshall Jones Co., 1947. 143 pp., Controvich 1992: 27, Dornbusch 1950: 862. No known copy location. This book does not strictly qualify as a cruise book, but is included because it has appeared in earlier bibliographies.



Bunker Hill (CV 17)
A History of the U.S.S. Bunker Hill CV-17, Dec. 1942-Oct. 1945. Private collection list. No known copy location.

The U.S.S. Bunker Hill, November 1943-November 1944: The Record of a Carrier's Combat Action Against the Axis Nations in the Pacific. Cover: U.S.S. Bunker Hill, Department of the Navy, November 1943-November 1944. Lt. Wallace C. Mitchell, USNR, and Lt. Eugene F. Brissie, USNR, eds. Chicago: Rogers Printing Co., 1945. 272 pp., maroon hardcover with gold-embossed seal, 31.2 x 23.7 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 863, Smith: 7161. NDL, NWC, PNAM, USNA.



Burleson (APA 67)
The Cruise, Published by and for the Crew of the U.S.S. Burleson. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 32 leaves, 27 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 864, Smith: 7162. NDL.



Cabot (CVL 28)
U.S.S. Cabot, Unit History. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. Part I: chronology, 14 pp; Part II: narrative, 62 pp.; Part III: photographs. Unbound softcover, 20.3 x 26.7 cm. NWC. Author has not seen this book, and it may not be a typical cruise book.



California (BB 44)
U.S.S. California: An Account of the Wartime Cruising of the USS California from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, 7 December 1941-3 October 1945. Cover: U.S.S. California. Gunnery Sgt. Richard W. Cunningham, USMC, and Lt. William A. Hewitt, USNR. N.p., [1945?]. 124 leaves, blue and white cloth hardcover with gold printing, 22.3 x 28.6 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 865, Smith: 7167. NDL (photocopy), NYPL, USNA (rebound).

U.S.S. California: Homeward Bound from Tokyo. Cover: U.S.S. California. Lt. William A. Hewitt, USNR. N.p.: Stern, [1946?]. 27 leaves, heavy maroon paper cover with blue printing and spiral binding, 22.5 x 29.8 cm, photos, ports. Private collection.



Cape Gloucester (CVE 109)
U.S.S. Cape Gloucester Album: A Pictorial Log. Anon. Chicago: Rogers Printing Co., [1945?]. 107 pp., 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 866, Smith: 7168. No known copy location.



Cascade (AD 16)
U.S.S. Cascade, 1943-1944 (cover). Chaplain W. A. Nicholas, ed. San Francisco: Recorder-Sunset Press, [1945?]. 64 pp., heavy blue paper cover with gold printing and silhouette of Cascade, 21.5 x 28.5 cm, photos, ports. Private collection.



Chandeleur (AV 10)
The War Diary of the U.S.S. Chandeleur (AV-10). Cover: For Auld Lang Syne: U.S.S. Chandeleur, 1942-1945. Anon. San Francisco: Schwabacher-Frey Co., 1946. 71 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and Chandeleur silhouette, 31.1 x 23.5, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 867, Smith: 7183. NDL, USNA.



Charles S. Sperry (DD 697)
Destroyer 697. John Louis Casey, Jr. Illustrated by Loring Corkum, William Forquer, and Oscar Lefebre. N.p., [1945?]. 28 leaves, 27 cm, photos. Dornbusch 1950: 868, Smith: 7180. NYPL (reproduced from typewritten copy).



Chenango (CVE 28)
The Chenanigan Victory Edition, 1942-1945. Cover: U.S.S. Chenango C.V.E. 28. Almon B. Ives and Ben A. Meginniss, eds. Los Angeles: Kater Engraving Co., [1945?]. 64 pp., blue softcover with gold printing and cartoon, 27.3 x 21 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 869, Smith: 7186, Zeigler: 2560. NDL (photocopy), USNA (rebound).



Chilton (APA 38)
U.S.S. Chilton Pictorial Log (cover). Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 37 pp., photos, ports., map. Advertised in All Hands, July 1947, NYPL.



Clamp (ARS 33)
History of the U.S.S. Clamp (ARS 33) (cover). Anon. N.p., [1947?]. 8 pp., paper cover, 26 x 19.3 cm. Advertised in All Hands, July 1947. USNA (mimeographed copy of typewritten manuscript received August 1947).



Cleveland (CL 55)
United States Ship Cleveland. Cover: USS Cleveland. Ens. D. D. Robertson, ed. Andover, Mass.: Andover Press, 1946. 80 pp., blue hardcover with embossed title and U.S. Navy seal, 31 x 23.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 870, Smith: 7189. NDL, NYPL, USNA.



Cockrill (DE 398)
The Seafarer: Published at Sea by the Men of the Cockrill (cover). John A. Hafling, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 68 pp., white softcover with blue and black printing, 25.3 x 19.0 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1467. USNA.



Colorado (BB 45)
The Colorado Cruise Book. Cover: U.S.S. Colorado Cruise Book, 1942?1946. Lt. Robert C. Lusk, ed. Seattle: Craftsman, [1946?]. 47 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and photograph of Colorado on front, 27 x 21.2 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 871, Smith: 7194. NDL, NSP, USNA.



Columbia (CL 56)
Battle Record and History of the U.S.S. Columbia, 1942-1945. Cover: U.S.S. Columbia, 1942-1945. Comdr. F. O. Iffrig, USN, et al., eds. Baltimore: Horn Shafer Co., [1945?]. 88 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing, photograph of Columbia and battle ribbons, 27.4 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., maps. Dornbusch 1950: 872, Smith: 7195. NDL, NYPL, USNA.



Comet (AP 166)
Following the Comet's Tale, 1944-1945 (cover). Lt.(jg) R. C. Ferguson, USNR, ed. San Francisco: Schwabacher-Frey Co., 1946. 95 pp., embossed blue cover with gold printing and decoration, 22 x 15.5 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 873, Smith: 7196. NPL, NYPL, USNA.



Commencement Bay (CVE 105)
The Bay Wake: U.S.S. Commencement Bay (CVE 105). Cover: Bay Wake. RdM2c John R. Pyburn, ed. Tacoma, Wash.: Johnson-Cox Co., 1946. 76 pp., blue hard plastic-cover with silver printing, 28.9 x 20.9 cm, photos, ports. USNA.



Consolation (AH 15)
This citation was taken from NDL card file although copy could not be located in NDL. No other known reference.



Cowpens (CVL 25)
The Story of the U.S.S. Cowpens (CVL-25). Anon. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pictorial Publishers, 1946. 49 pp., 27 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1468, Smith: 7209. Private collection (photocopy), PNAM (photocopy).



Custer (APA 40)
U.S.S. Custer (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 16 leaves, blue softcover with gold printing, 21 x 14 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 874, Smith: 7217. Private collection.



Daly (DD 519)
U.S.S. Daly (DD 519). Anon. Charleston: Walker, Evans & Cogswell, [1945?]. 94 pp., brown hardcover with embossed title and decoration, 26.3 x 18.3 cm, photos, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 875, Smith: 7219. NDL, NYPL.



Dashiell (DD 659)
The United States Ship Dashiell . . . Her Story. Cover: U.S.S. Dashiell: Her Story. Anon. Charleston: Walker, Evans & Cogswell, [1945?]. 35 leaves, blue hardcover with black printing and ship silhouette, 28.9 x 22.0 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 876, Smith: 7220. No known copy location.



Dauphin (APA 97)
Cruise of the U.S.S. Dauphin (Attack Transport No. 97), 23 September 1944 to 20 November 1945. Cover: U.S.S. Dauphin. Anon. San Francisco: Mercury Press, [1945?]. 120 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and decoration, 29.5 x 20.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 877, Smith: 7222. NSP, NYPL, USNA.



Dayton (CL 105)
War Cruise of the U.S.S. Dayton CL-105. Cover: The Dauntless "D" CL-105. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 32 leaves, 15 x 23 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 878, Smith: 7229. NDL.



Denver (CL 58)
Life Aboard the U.S.S. Denver: A Biography of the CL 58, 1942- 1945. Cover: Life Aboard the U.S.S. Denver, 1942-1945. Anon. Baltimore: Thomsen-Ellis-Hutton Co., [1946?]. 40 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of CL 58, 27.8 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 879, Smith: 7231, NDL, NYPL.



Duluth (CL 87)
U.S.S. Duluth: A Short History. Cover: U.S.S. Duluth. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 15 leaves, gray hardcover with black and red printing, 15.3 x 23.4 cm, photos, ports. Private collection.



Dutchess (APA 98)
History of the U.S.S. Dutchess APA-98, August 1944-March 1945. Lt. Comdr. Raymond Stevenson, USNR. Norfolk: Phaup Printing Co., [1946?]. 89 pp., rebound in blue hardcover, 23 x 16 cm, photos, ports., roster. NDL, USNA. Author has not seen original cover.



Dyson (DD 572)
U.S.S. Dyson Destroyer 572. Anon. Philadelphia: Campus Publishing Co., [1946?]. 24 leaves, blue hardcover with gold-embossed title and decoration, 27.3 x 20 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. USNA.



Edgecomb (APA 164)
United States Ship Edgecomb. Cover: Amphibious Attack Transport U.S.S. Edgecomb APA 164, 1945. Cpl. Robert J. W. Lund, USAAF, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 32 leaves, printed on one side of sheet only, blue softcover with silver printing, 27 x 20.6 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 881, Smith: 7247, NDL.



Eldorado (AGC 11)
USS Eldorado 1945, AGC 11 Flagship (cover). Anon. Printed on board 1945. 48 pp., green and blue softcover with bow view of Eldorado, 26.5 x 20.4 cm, ports., photos, map. NDL, private collection.



Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP 69)
U.S.S. Elizabeth C. Stanton (cover). Lt. Kenneth A. Berg, ed. N.p., [1945?]. 112 pp., green hardcover with gold printing, 28.5 x 20.9 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 882, Smith: 7251, NDL.



Enterprise (CV 6)
Saga of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Anon. New York: N.p., 1945. 8 leaves, 20 cm. Dornbusch 1950: 883, Smith: 7255. No known copy location.

History of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6) (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 23 pp., white paper cover with black printing, 19.9 x 15.4 cm, list of ship's battle stars, list of commanding officers. PNAM.



Essex (CV 9)
U.S.S. Essex CV-9. Cover: Saga of the Essex. Anon. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pictorial Publishers, 1946. 168 pp., blue hardcover with embossed title and embossed gold wing, 30.8 x 23.3 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 884, Smith: 7259, Zeigler: 2578. NDL, PNAM.

Euryale (AS 22)
Epic of the U.S.S. Euryale Submarine Tender (AS-22) (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. Photograph of AS-22 and dark printing on cover, photos, ports., map. NDL, SFL (both photocopies).



Eversoll (DD 789)
U.S.S. Eversoll (cover). Anon. Tacoma, Wash.: Marland Bookcraft, 1946. 6 leaves, 22 x 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 885, Smith: 7260. No known copy location.

Fall River (CA 131)
[Cruise Book of the USS Fall River]. Anon. Erie, Pa: Advance Printing & Lithographing Co., 1945. 56 leaves, 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 886, Smith: 7268. No known copy location.

Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70)
Straddled: U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay. Cover: Straddled: A Short History of the U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay. Anon. Seattle: Seattle Printing & Publishing Co., [1946?]. 72 pp., gray-green hardcover with blue printing and silhouette of Fanshaw Bay, 27.3 x 20.8 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 887. Private collection.



Farenholt (DD 491)
Saga of the Fighting "F" U.S.S. Farenholt (DD 491), Flagship of DesRon Twelve. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 56 pp., blue hardcover with black printing and silhouette of DD 491, 28 x 22 cm, photos, ports., large folded map tipped in, crew roster, award roster. Dornbusch 1950: 888, Smith: 7273. NDL.



Fogg (DE 57)
Our Ship's Log, July 7th, 1943 to October 7th, 1945. Cover: U.S.S. Fogg (DE 57), 1945. Doyle L. Riley, ed. Philadelphia: C. E. Howe & Co., 1945. 20 leaves, silver softcover with blue printing and emblem, 21.5 x 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 889, Smith: 7731, NDL.



Foote (DD 511)
Shipmates: The Crewbook, U.S.S. Foote DD 511--"45". Cover: U.S.S. Foote, 1942?1945. Anon. New York: Robert W. Kelly Publishing Corp., [1945?]. 71 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and decoration, 27.3 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 890, Smith: 7283. NYPL.



Foss (DE 59)
U.S.S. Foss DE-59, Second Anniversary (July 23, 1943-July 23, 1945). Anon. N.p.: Tropical Press Printers, 1945. 14 leaves, 17.5 x 26 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1473, Smith: 7288. NDL.



Franklin (CV 13)
Big Ben, the Flattop: The Story of the U.S.S. Franklin. Lt. Marvin K. Bowman, ed. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, [1946?]. 68 leaves, blue and buff hardcover with blue and buff printing and silhouette of CV 13 in background, 30.9 x 23.2 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 891, Smith: 7292. Private collection.



Fulton (AS 11)
The Fulton Bow Plane, Anniversary Edition. (cover, which is also page one). Lt. G. C. Westlund, ed. Printed on board September 12, 1942. 10 leaves, printed on one side only, white paper cover, 27.4 x 20.3 cm, photos, drawings, outline of AS 11 activity during the year. SFL. This is an enlarged anniversary edition of the ship's newspaper and is not a typical cruise book.

The Fulton Bow Plane, Second Anniversary. (cover, which is also page one). Lt. E. W. Ross, ed. Printed on board September 12, 1943. 18 leaves, printed on one side only, white paper cover, 27.4 x 20.3 cm, photos, drawings, outline of ship's activities during the year. SFL. This is an enlarged anniversary edition of the ship's newspaper and is not a typical cruise book.

The Fulton Bow Plane, Third Anniversary. (cover, which is also page one). Lt. A. C. De Blanc, ed. Printed on board September 12, 1944. 34 leaves, printed on one side only, white paper cover, 27.4 x 20.3 cm, photos, drawings, outline of ship's activities during the year. SFL. This is an enlarged anniversary edition of the ship's newspaper and is not a typical cruise book.



Gallup (PF 47)
U.S.S. Gallup (PF-47) List of Officers & Crew Sailing From San Pedro, Wednesday, May 31, 1944 to Australia, New Guinea, Leyte Gulf, the Aleutians, and Dildo Key. Cover: U.S.S. Gallup PF- 47, List of Officers and Crew, Corrected November 1949, United States Coast Guard. Anon. New York: Benj. H. Tyrrel, [1949?]. 8 leaves, gray paper cover, 17.6 x 12.6 cm, roster. NYPL.



General A. E. Anderson (AP 111)
The Log of the Mighty "A", 1943-1945--Being the Story in Words and Pictures of the Wanderings of the U.S.S. General A.E. Anderson. Cover: The Mighty "A", 1943- 1945. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 50 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and embossed silhouette of AP 111, 31 x 23.4 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 892, Smith: 7303. NDL, USNA (rebound).



General H. S. Hodges (AP 144)
Supplement to Former Album (on page 1). Anon. N.p., May 1941. 6 leaves, no cover, 21.1 x 27.8 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Private collection.

U.S.S. General H. S. Hodges (AP 144), 1945. Cover: U.S.S. General H. S. Hodges (AP 144). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 24 leaves, dark blue hardcover with gold printing, 22 x 28.4 cm, photos, ports., roster. Private collection.



General Leroy Eltinge (AP 154)
Log of the U.S.S. General Leroy Eltinge AP-154. Cover: Log of the U.S.S. Leroy Eltinge. Anon. Seattle: Farwest Printing Co., [1946?]. 24 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of AP 154, 27 x 20.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 893, Smith: 7304. USNA.



General M. L. Hersey (AP 148)
1U.S.S. General M. L. Hersey (AP 148) (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 32 pp., gray and blue hardcover with photo of AP 148, 29.3 x 21.6 cm, photos, map. Private collection.



General O. H. Ernst (AP 133)
1U.S.S. General O. H. Ernst (AP 133), First Year of Service, 15 July 1944 to 15 July 1945 (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 12 leaves, white paper cover with photo of AP 133 and blue printing, 27.9 x 21.6 cm, photos. Private collection.



General R. E. Callan (AP 139)
1Callan Cruises, Aug. '44-June '46. Lt. Comdr. A. H. Roberts, MC, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 101 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and embossed silver and gold emblem, 28.5 x 21 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1475, Smith: 7306. NDL, NYPL (film).



General R. L. Howze (AP 134)
U.S.S. General R. L. Howze AP-134. Lt.(jg) Ottis H. Abrey, USCG. N.p. [1946?]. 32 leaves, blue embossed hardcover with gold printing and emblem, 27.3 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., roster, chronology of each voyage. USCGA.



General R. M. Blatchford (AP 153)
1The Story of the U.S.S. Gen. R. Blatchford (AP-153): An Illustrated Account of the Career of the U.S.S. General R. M. Blatchford (AP-153) From Keel Laying to the End of the Last War-- Time Voyage. Anon. Seattle, Wash.: Deers Press, [1946?]. 16 leaves, 26.5 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1474. NDL.



General S. D. Sturges (AP 137)
U.S.S. General S. D. Sturges, Pacific Year 1944-1945. Cover: Pacific Year. Lt. Comdr. R. L. Geiger et al., eds. N.p., [1946?]. 88 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and anchor, 27.7 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 896, Smith: 7307. NDL.



General W. A. Mann (AP 112)
U.S.S. General W. A. Mann AP-112. Anon. Portland, Oreg.: T. G. Merkley Co., [1946?]. 51 leaves, printed on one side only, blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of AP 112, loose-leaf binding, 23 x 28 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 894, Smith: 7308. NDL.



General W. C. Langfitt (AP 151)
Our Sentimental Journey, November 23-December 10, 1945. Anon. Berkeley: Lederer Street & Zeus, 1946. 32 pp. Smith: 7309. No known copy location.



General W. H. Gordon (AP 117)
The U.S.S. General W. H. Gordon: A Photo-Story of Duty Aboard Navy Troop Transport AP-117 Manned by the United States Coast Guard. Cover: The U.S.S. General W. H. Gordon. Lt.(jg) Robert N. Aylin, USCGR. N.p., 1945. 112 leaves, dust jacket with photo of ship, blue hardcover with silver printing, 23.5 x 29.8 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1951: 1476, Smith: 7077, Zeigler: 2273. USNA (rebound).



General William Mitchell (AP 114)
Ship's Album, U.S.S. General William Mitchell AP-114. Anon. Portland, Oreg.: T. G. Merkley Co., [1946?]. 24 leaves, 23 x 29 cm, photos, Dornbusch 1950: 895, Smith: 7310. No known copy location.



George F. Elliott (AP 105)
The Fighting Fox (cover). Anon. Seattle: Sterling Engraving Co., [1946?]. 35 leaves, tan hardcover with brown printing and drawing of fox, 28 x 20.7 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 897, Smith: 7311. Private collection.



George W. Ingram (DE 62) and (APD 43)
The Cruise of the G.W. Ingram, 1943-1945. Cover: The Cruise of the USS Geo. W. Ingram DE 62-APD 43. Lt. John Ohnysty, USNR, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 40 pp., blue softcover with title printed in black and white silhouette of DE 62, spiral binding, 19.1 x 25.4 cm, photos, ports, map, roster, photos of conversion to APD. NDL.



Gilbert Islands (CVE 107)
Philadelphia: Campus Publishing Co. Advertised in All Hands, November 1946. No known copy location.



Gilmer (DD 233) and (APD 11)
War Diary of USS Gilmer. Grahame F. Shrader. Lynnwood, Wash.: Edmonds Printing Co., 1987. 17 pp., white and gray paper cover, 28 x 21.6 cm, photos. Private collection. This is an atypical booklet published over forty years after World War II and not a true cruise book. It is included because of its similarity to cruise books.



Goodhue (APA 107)
First Year of the U.S.S. Goodhue APA 107, November 11, 1944- November 11, 1945. Anon. Los Angeles: W. F. Lewis, [1945?]. 35 leaves, 21 x 26 cm, photos, map. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1477. NYPL.



Goshen (APA 108)
The Register, U.S.S. Goshen. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 36 leaves, 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 898, Smith: 7328. No known copy location.



Guadalcanal (CVE 60)
U.S.S. Guadalcanal: Memory Log (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 46 pp., embossed blue hardcover with gold printing and photo of Guadalcanal, 21.4 x 26.5 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 899, Smith: 7350. NDL, SMPH, USNA.



Guam (CB 2)
U.S.S. Guam: Her Story, 1944-1945. Cover: U.S.S. Guam. Comdr. Walter A. Mahler, ChC, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 50 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of Guam, 36.4 x 27.4 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 900, Smith: 7351. NDL.



Hamlin (AV 15)
U.S.S. Hamlin, Department of the Navy (cover). Ens. J. P. LeBlanc, USNR, ed. Birmingham, Ala.: Alabama Engraving Co., [1945?]. 51 pp., blue hardcover with green title and decoration, 26.2 x 31.2 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. NDL.



Hancock (CV 19)
The "Fighting Hannah": A War History of the U.S.S. Hancock CV-19. Cover: The Fighting Hannah: U.S.S. Hancock CV 19. E. G. Hines, USNR. Seattle: Sterling Engraving Co., [1946?]. 72 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of CV 19, 28 x 21 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 901, Smith: 7406a, Zeigler: 2605. NDL, PNAM, USNA. Reprinted by the Battery Press, Nashville, Tenn. in 1969.



Harris (APA 2)
This Is the Story of the U.S.S. Harris APA-2 in World War II. Cover: Four Years Afloat PA-2. Lt (jg.) L. E. Wright, USNR, ed. Boston: Rand Press, [1946?]. 50 leaves, embossed blue-green hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of PA 2, 28.4 x 22.2 cm, photos, ports., map. NDL, private collection.



Harry Lee (APA 10)
History of the Harry Lee, 1940-1945. Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 12 leaves, 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 902, Smith: 7387, NDL.



Haven (AH 12)
Not a WW II cruise book, but a mimeographed 19-page history of 1945-1953 operations, including the Korean War. NDL.



Heermann (DD 532)
War History of the U.S.S. Heermann. Cover: Destroyer X, U.S.S. Heermann DD-532. Anon. San Angelo, Tex.: Newsfoto Publishing Co., March 1947. 30 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with white printing, 27.5 x 20.5 cm, photos, maps, roster, award list. USNA.



Henry A. Wiley (DM 29)
USS Henry A. Wiley DM 29 Scrapbook. Cover: USS Henry A. Wiley DM 29. Lt. L. B. Varney, USNR, ed. Fowler, Ind.: Benton Review Publishing Co., [1946?]. 74 pp., blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of DM 29, 27.4 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 904, Smith: 7395. NDL, USNA.



Herald of the Morning (AP 173)
The U.S.S. Herald of the Morning. Cover: U.S.S. Herald of the Morning. Anon. Seattle: Sterling Engraving Co., [1946?]. 18 leaves, white hardcover with blue printing and ship silhouettes, 28 x 20.6 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 905, Smith: 7396. Private collection.



Heywood L. Edwards (DD 663)
War Diary of the U.S.S. H. L. Edwards. Cover: U.S.S. H. L. Edwards. Anon. Seattle: F. McCaffrey, [1946?]. 20 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and decoration, 27 x 20.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster, award list. Dornbusch 1950: 906, Smith: 7390. NYPL, USNA.



Highlands (APA 119)
The Story of U.S.S. Highlands. Don L. Oeschlaager and S. W. Tuell. N.p., 1946. 35 pp., 23 cm, photos. Dornbusch 1951 supp.: 1478. No known copy location.



Hoggatt Bay (CVE 75)
U.S.S. Hoggatt Bay, Queen of the CVEs. Cover: CVE-75: The Story of the U.S.S. Hoggatt Bay. Anon. San Angelo, Tex.: Newsfoto Publishing Co. (not noted in NYPL copy), [1946?]. 60 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with black printing and silhouette of CVE 75, 20.5 x 27.4 cm, photos, ports., roster. Dornbusch 1950: 907, Smith: 9410. NYPL, USNA (rebound).



Hollandia (CVE 97)
"Old 97": The Story of the U.S.S. Hollandia. Lt. Arthur C. Walsh. San Diego: Arts & Crafts Press, December 1945. 63 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with gold printing, 31 x 23.5 cm, photos, ports., maps, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 908, Smith: 7413. NDL, NYPL, PNAM, USNA.



Hornet (CV 12)
The United States Ship Hornet: First War Cruise, 1943-1945 (cover). Anon. Printed on board October 1945. 24 leaves, green paper cover with black printing and silhouette of Hornet, 26.5 x 20.9 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 909. NDL, NYPL, TIL.

The Tale of the Hornet (cover and top of page 1). Stanley Blumenthal. N.p., [1945?]. 27 pp., blue paper cover with black printing and view of Hornet, 29.2 x 22.4 cm. Private collection, PNAM (variant containing additional 16-page roster of the crew).



Houston (CA 30)
Listed in NDL for CA 30. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor CL or a prewar cruise book for CA 30.



Huntington (CL 107)
Cruise of the USS Huntington (CL107): June to 8 December 1948. Cover: USS Huntington 107. Ens. Charles F. Rauch, USN, ed. Baltimore, Md.: Horn-Shafer Company, [1949]. Blue hardcover with silver embossed lettering. Unpaged (45 leaves), photos, map on end leaves. NDL.



Hutchins (DD 476)
U.S.S. Hutchins (DD 476): "The Spirit of 476." Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 28 pp., 26 x 20 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 910, Smith: 7441. NDL (rebound).



Idaho (BB 42)
U.S.S. Idaho BB 42: Mighty I, Commissioned March 1919. Cover: U.S.S. Idaho. Lt.(jg) E. L. Collings, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 24 leaves, embossed green hardcover with bow view of BB 42, 27.3 x 20.5 cm, photos, ports., map. NSP, private collection.



Indiana (BB 58)
U.S.S. Indiana Battleship. Cover: U.S.S. Indiana. Anon. Berkeley: Lederer Street & Zeus Co., [1945?]. 151 pp., blue and white hardcover with embossed title and decoration, 27.5 x 20.5 cm, photos, ports., crew roster. Dornbusch 1950: 911, Smith: 7445. NDL, NWC, USNA (rebound).



Intrepid (CV 11)
U.S.S. Intrepid. Cover: The Intrepid. Anon. Los Angeles: Metropolitan Engravers, [1946?]. 168 pp., embossed white hardcover, 28.5 x 22 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 912, Smith: 7448. NDL, PMAN, SMPH, USNA.

History of U.S.S. Intrepid. 2 vols. Vol. 1, 16 August 1943--1 March 1945, 12 pp. Anon. N.p., 1945. Hardcover (rebound mimeograph) 26.3 x 20 cm. NDL. This is an operational history originally classified confidential.



Izard (DD 589)
War Record of the U.S.S. Izard (DD 589), 1943-1945 (cover and top of page 1). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 13 pp., paper cover with cross-hatched gray background, 23.5 x 15.6 cm. Private collection.



Jason (ARH 1)
U.S.S. Jason in World War II (cover). Anon. N.p., [1945?]. 113 pp., manila paper cover, 28 x 21.6 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 913, Smith: 7467. NDL (rebound).



John Q. Roberts (APD 94)
The Story of the U.S.S. John Q. Roberts APD 94, Commissioned 8 March 1945. Cover: U.S.S. John Q. Roberts APD 94. Anon. Jacksonville: Douglas Printing Co., [1946?]. 14 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and anchor emblem, 28 x 20.4 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Advertised in All Hands July 1947. NDL.



Karnes (APA 175)
The Mighty "K": U.S.S. Karnes APA 175 (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 18 leaves, soft, heavy blue paper cover with blue printing and red and blue decoration, 18.3 x 26.8 cm, photos, ports., map. NDL.



Kenneth Whiting (AV 14)
Photographed, Edited, and Published Aboard the Kenneth Whiting AV-14, 1944-1945. Cover: Life Aboard the Kenneth Whiting. Anon. Printed on board [1946?]. 25 leaves, soft cover with photo of Whiting and red printing on red background, 26 x 20.7 cm, photos, ports. Private collection.



Kenton (PA 122)
The Mighty "K": Photographic History of the U.S.S. Kenton and Its Personnel (cover). Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 22 leaves, softcover with blue and white printing and photo of Kenton in background, 27 x 34 cm, photos, ports., map, officer roster. NDL.



Kershaw (APA 176)
Log of U.S.S. Kershaw APA 176. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 32 pp., photos, ship's history. This citation was taken from NDL card file although copy could not be located in NDL. No other known reference.

Kwajalein (CVE 98)
Kwaja-Lines: First Anniversary, USS Kwajalein CVE 98, June 7 '44-June 7 '45 (cover). Anon. Printed on board 1945. 16 pp., softcover, 23.5 x 15.9 cm, photos. Private collection.

The U.S.S. Kwajalein CVE 98: 100,000 Miles Under the Keel During World War II (cover). Anon. Printed on board [1945?]. 5 pp., paper cover, 28 x 21.6 cm. Private collection.



Lake Champlain (CV 39)
Farewell to the Great Lake: USS Lake Champlain, the Anniversary and Inactivation Issue (cover). Anon. New York: Anchor Printing, [1947?]. 16 leaves, paper cover, 27 x 20.5 cm, photos, list of plank owners. Dornbusch 1950: 919, Smith: 7486. USNA (rebound).



Lander (APA 178)
USS Lander, 1945 (cover). Ens. B. K. Isaacs, Jr., USNR, ed. N.p., [1946?]. 57 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with title and shield printed in gold, 20 x 24.5 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 920, Smith: 7489. NDL, NWC, NYPL, USNA.



Lanier (APA 125)
Sea Goin' Memories: U.S.S. Lanier U.S. Navy Attack Transport APA 125, 22 December 1944-1 November 1945. Anon. N.p., [1946?]. 112 pp., heavy blue paper cover printed in dark blue, red, and yellow, spiral binding, 30.5 x 23 cm, photos, port., map, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 921, Smith: 7497. NDL, USNA.



LaSalle (AP 102)
U.S.S. LaSalle Family Album. Cover: U.S.S. LaSalle. SoM3c D. L. Moore, ed. Seattle: Metropolitan Press, [1946?]. 31 pp., light blue paper cover with dark blue printing and photo of ship, 26.2 x 20.3 cm, photos, ports., roster. NDL.



LCI 542
History of U.S.S. LCI 542, 1943?1945. Frederick R. Van Vechten, Jr., USNR, (inactive). [New York: C.P. Young Co.] [1946?]. 36 pp., gray paper cover with black printing, 23.5 x 15.6 cm, photos, roster. NDL.



Leary (DD 879)
Copy in Navy Department Library. Author has not seen and has no details. No other reference.



Lejeune (AP 74)
USS Lejeune (AP-74). Anon. Tacoma, Wash.: M. D. Boland, [1947?]. 9 leaves, 22 x 28 cm, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 922, Smith: 7504. NDL.



Lenoir (AKA 74)
War History, USS Lenoir AKA 74, December 31, 1944 to November 4, 1945. Lt. D. O. Grossman, USNR. N.p., 1945. 20 leaves, printed on one side only, 33 cm, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 923, Smith: 7507. NYPL (film). This is a typewritten manuscript, probably reproduced by mimeograph.



Lexington (CV 16)
Tarawa to Tokyo, 1943-46. Lt. (jg) C. R. Million and Lt. (jg) S. E. Whicher, eds. [Los Angeles: Standard Lithographic Co.], 1945. 83 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing, 28.3 x 21.7 cm, photos, ports., map on endsheets and loose maps, 48.2 x 63.8 cm map of the Pacific Theater, roster. Dornbusch 1950: 926, Smith: 7522. NSP, PNAM, USNA.

The Blue Ghost: A Photographic Log and Personal Narrative of the U.S.S. Lexington in Combat Operation. Capt. Edward Steichen, USNR (Ret.). New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., 1947. 149 pp., blue hardcover, photos, ports. Dornbusch 1950: 925, Smith: 7817, Zeigler: 2690. NDL, private collection.



Leyte (CV 32)
Shakedown Cruise United States Ship Leyte CV-32, August- December 1946. Cover: U.S.S. Leyte CV32. Lt. Comdr. O. E. Sporrer, USN, ed. Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises (publisher), Foot & Davies (printer), [1947?]. 100 leaves, embossed blue hardcover with gold printing, 31 x 23 cm, photos, ports., map. USNA. This is the first cruise book for this World War II-constructed ship commissioned soon after the war.



Little Rock (CL 92)
The "Arkansas Traveler": U.S.S. Little Rock, 1945- 1947. Ens. C. L. Beach, ed. New York: Paramount Printing & Publishing Co., 1947. 32 leaves, blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of Little Rock, 28.5 x 21.7 cm, photos, ports., map, roster. Advertised in All Hands February 1948. NDL, private collection. This is the first cruise book for this World War II-constructed ship commissioned in June 1945.



Louisville (CA 28)
Lady Lou. Cover: 1944. Anon. N.p., 1944. 16 leaves, blue hardcover with silhouette of CA 38 and gold printing, spiral binding, 22.2 x 28.3 cm, photos, ports., map. NSP.

Man of War: Log of the United States Heavy Cruiser Louisville. Cover: Man of War. Anon. Philadelphia: Dunlap Printing Co., 1946. 219 pp., embossed brown hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of Louisville, 31.3 x 23.3 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 927, Smith: 7534, Zeigler: 2631. NDL, NSP, NWC.



Lowry (DD 770)
United States Ship Lowry (DD-770): Leyte, Mindoro, Lingayan, Iwo Jima, Tokyo Raid, Okinawa, Occupation of Japan. Cover: Lowry Scrap Book, 1944-45. Anon. N.p., [1947?]. 41 leaves, blue hardcover with white printing, 27.5 x 21 cm, photos, ports., maps. Dornbusch 1950: 928, Smith: 7536. NDL, NWC, USNA..



LSM 267
The Cruise of The LSM 267 (cover). Robert P. Langlangs and staff. Elmira, N.Y.: Quality Printers, [1946?]. 32 pp., orange hardcover with black printing, 28 x 20.5 cm, photos, ports., map. NDL (photocopy).



LST 471
The United States Ship Landing Ship Tank 471. Cover: The Fightin' 471. Anon. Charleston: Walker, Evans & Cogswell, [1946?]. 10 leaves, blue hardcover with black printing and silhouette of LST, 28.3 x 21.9 cm, photos, ports., large folding map tipped in. Dornbusch 1950: 915, Smith: 7484. NDL, NYPL.



LST 491
The Ol' Double Trouble. Cover: The Ol' Double Trouble USS LST 491. Lt. James W. Knox, USNR. Pittsburgh: R. T. Lewis Co., 1949. 56 pp., blue and white hardcover with blue printing and drawing of LST 491, 22.2 x 14.5 cm, photos, ports., map. Dornbusch 1950: 916, Smith: 7482. Private collection.



LST 511
Turn to: USS LST 511, United States Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force. Cover: USS LST 511, Turn To'. Anon. N.p., December 1945. 10 leaves, blue softcover with silver printing, 23.4 x 15.7 cm, photos, ports., roster. NDL.



LST 530
Log of the LST 530. Cover: Log of the LST 530, Lt. Comdr. Anthony D.