Record #:

21739

Author(s):

Emerson, W. Eric

Abstract:

This article examines the list of U.S. Navy warships that have borne the name USS Asheville from 1918 to 1991 and the way in which Asheville, North Carolina responded. It also discusses the World War I preparedness movement and the sinking of the first USS Asheville in World War II.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 89 Issue 3, July 2012, p301-330 , il, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918