United States Navy Ships and Coast Guard Cutters (A Naval Institute Book for Young Readers) - Hardcover

The author presents often complex information on navy ships and Coast Guard cutters in surprisingly simple yet accurate terms.

An introduction to all major types of modern vessels in the US sea services - carriers, battleships, cruisers, frigates, destroyers, cutters, submarines, amphibious warfare ships, logistics and support ships, patrol boats, and icebreakers - explaining their general characteristics, purposes, and operating procedures. It explains how ships are named and designated and defines basic navy terminology. There is a section devoted to ships of the future, complete with artists' renderings of their envisioned appearances. There are answers to questions typically asked by young people about life aboard these ships.