Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship, Tenth Edition to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Bookwitch rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Concord, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by Princeton NJ D. Van Nostrand July 1943.
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Very Good. No Dj. Book Large octavo, hardcover, navy blue boards with gilt lettering. Near fine. 847 pp. Index. Hundreds of B&W photos & line drawings. "Van Nostrand's Nautical Manuals". Boating. Reference. Technical information for sailors. Tape has disintigrated, leaving marks. Previous owner's name on endpapers; notes inside back cover. Minor binding wear, crease on back cover, else VG.
Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship (Fourteenth, 14th Edition) to cart. $8.59, good condition, Sold by UHR Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hollis Center, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc..
Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship 12th Edition to cart. $12.97, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published by Van Nostrand.
Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship 12th Edition to cart. $12.97, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Van Nostrand.
Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by GeorgeCrossBooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.
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Good/Good. -1966, 14th edition. Hardcover, with lightly compressed spine, bumped corners. Lightly tanned page edges. Ownership inscription, on ffep., o/w clean, tight, unmarked. Dj good., rubbed, some scratches, some tanning, esp spine. Edgwr top and bottom. 3 cm tear, 1 cm tear.
Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship (10th Edition, 1941). to cart. $15.51, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by D. Van Nostrand Company.
Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship (10th Ed) to cart. $19.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1941 by Van Nostrand, 1941.
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Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. WWII era, signed Charles Barber Moseley, Ens. USNR, NTS Ft. Schyler, Bronx NY, 1943.
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Add this copy of Knight's Modern Seamanship 11th Edition to cart. $265.98, very good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by D. Van Nostrand Company.
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Illustrated by B/w illus.. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Association Copy Used Vg in blue cloth, gilt titling to spine (Minor wear; light bumping to corners); 8vo, 948pp. An interesting association copy, signed and inscribed by Captain D. O. Kane, commanding officer of the submarine the USS Tang, which sank from the circular return of its own torpedo, in oct. 1944. Capt. Kane was one of only 9 survivors (78 crew members perished) of the Tang when it sank in 180 feet of water due to a strike from a malfunctioning torpedo which turned back on the sub, striking it in the stern and sinking the vessel. Kane and the nine survivors were then taken prisoner by the japanese and held for two months. Kane earned the Congressional medal of honor for his bravery and leadership during the incident and went on to become one of the Navy's most decorated Submarine Commanders culminating in the naming of a Guided Missle Cruiser after him (USS O'Kane: DDG-77). The inscription must have been made very shortly after his return to the US, after being released as a prisoner, as the book was published in june 1945; just 8 months after the sinking of the Tang. The inscription makes a curious reference to the torpedoes stating: "Dear Byron, you were right on the warheads of the Torpedes, against the rules to mention it, but from the entire crew, thanks. Dick. Capt D. O. Kane UssTang + Crew". Torpedo malfunctions were also blamed for the sinking of the USS Tullibee prior to the Tang accident, and confirmed by the soul survivor of that sub. The reference in the inscription indicates that this information found its way to Capt. Kane and he was perhaps forewarned about the possibility of the torpedo circling back around to target the firing ship. The Captain is credited with taking emergency maneuvers prior to the torpedo striking which resulted in the torpedo striking the stern of the sub rather than amid ship, which would have resulted in a total loss with the likelyhood of no survivors. As Kane indicates, it would be against regulations to remark about the torpedo malfunctioning, thus indicating that, though the problem was known, the Navy did not necessarily want the information widely known. Our research has turned up little concerning any investigation of the torpedo or any investigations conducted at the time. Capt. O'Kane's and the adventures on the USS Tang are documented in the book, "Clear the Bridge".