Description
If there was one book that could answer your questions about the SS Jeremiah O’Brien, this is the one to buy! This book written by longtime O’Brien crew member (and 1994 Normandy Voyage participant) Captain Walter Jaffee, has the ships entire history. Starting with a bit on background on the shipbuilding program prior to WWII and the wartime buildup. The ship’s entire career is here, from launching, all the wartime voyages, the Normandy shuttle runs, her Pacific Ocean voyages, rescue from the mothballs and resurrection as a living museum ship dedicated to the Merchant Marine, their role in WWII and the US Navy Armed Guard.
Captain Walter Jaffee, The Glencannon Press, October 1, 2008, Hardcover, 416 pages
