The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short) is the primary source for describing factories on the subject of US naval forces . Despite the fact that the publication is called a dictionary , by the standards of Russian / Soviet publications it corresponds to the reference book .
| Dictionary of American Warships | |
|---|---|
| Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships | |
 emblem of publication | |
| Author | James L. Mooney |
| Genre | documentary |
| Original language | English |
| Original published | 1959-1981 |
| Publisher | Navy Dept., Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division |
| Carrier | print (paper), internet |
Description
In addition to warships, DANFS contains information on transports, auxiliary vessels, support vessels and boats, provided that they have ever been part of the American or Confederate fleet.
Ships and ships of the Customs Service, Coast Guard , Military Sealift Command, and NOAA are not included in the dictionary.
A typical article about the ship contains the main tactical and technical characteristics at the time of construction and a reference to the history of the service.
In addition to articles on individual ships, there are articles on the early history of the fleet (the English Old Navy ), the history of the Confederate Navy, and some documents related to the history of the American fleet, such as acts of Congress .
The original dictionary was a printed publication of the Naval Historical Center (now the Naval History and Heritage Command, Eng. Naval Historical Center; NHC ). Later, an initiative group undertook scanning and recognition for electronic publication. The results - articles from 1959 to 1991 and some earlier material - are available on the Haze Gray & Underway website .
After that, a similar project started by NHC. Initially, it was supposed to take into account only decommissioned ships of the US Navy with the names on board. If the ship did not have its own name, it was not included in the publication [1] Subsequently, the project was expanded. As of 2010 , NHC continues to expand and update data, up to the latest.
Notes
- ↑ LSM - LSM (R) (September 16, 2005). Date of treatment May 23, 2008. Archived April 24, 2012.
Links
- Naval History & Heritage Command DANFS Site ( DANFS maintainer )
- Hazegray DANFS Site