Charles K. Cummings, Voyages in the U.S.S. Mount Vernon 1921 Cummings, Charles K., Voyages in the U.S.S. Mount Vernon

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Charles K. Cummings, Voyages in the U.S.S. Mount Vernon 1921 Cummings, Charles K., Voyages in the U.S.S. Mount Vernon

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This volume is a history of the USS 's service as a troop transport ship during World War I, written by United States Navy Lieutenant Charles K. Cummings, who served on the ship during the war. Cummings's narrative relates daily incidents as the carried troops between New York City and Brest, France, during and after the war. Cummings noted the names of prominent passengers and included several diagrams and drawings depicting naval formations and the . Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

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