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R.Carlisle
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Date: October 02, 2008 04:14PM
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After much research, I am publishing a book on U.S. ships sunk between Feb 1 and April 6, 1917, that resulted in the U.S. declaring war on Germany. Thanks to suggestions from Michael Lowery and Oliver Lorscher, I substantiated the fact that one of the ten ships that led the U.S. to declare war was NOT sunk by a German sub, but by a mine, laid by the British two nights before. That ship was the Healdton, an Esso tanker. The book, entitled "Sovereignty At Sea" will be in press for a while, and will probably come out late in 2009 or early 2010. The publisher is a major U.S. university press. In the meantime, I published an article "The attacks on U.S. shipping that Precipitated American Entry into World War I," in The Northern Mariner (July 2007 edition).
My question for forum members who might be able to help, is that I am looking for a high-resolution image of the Healdton. I have images for the book of most of the other ten ships lost (the other nine were lost to u-boats). But tracking down a good image of the Healdton has been very frustrating. I would very much appreciate hearing from anyone with any knowledge of an archival or library copy of such an image.
And, Michael and Oliver, Thanks very much for your earlier good information and ideas.
Rodney Carlisle
After much research, I am publishing a book on U.S. ships sunk between Feb 1 and April 6, 1917, that resulted in the U.S. declaring war on Germany. Thanks to suggestions from Michael Lowery and Oliver Lorscher, I substantiated the fact that one of the ten ships that led the U.S. to declare war was NOT sunk by a German sub, but by a mine, laid by the British two nights before. That ship was the Healdton, an Esso tanker. The book, entitled "Sovereignty At Sea" will be in press for a while, and will probably come out late in 2009 or early 2010. The publisher is a major U.S. university press. In the meantime, I published an article "The attacks on U.S. shipping that Precipitated American Entry into World War I," in The Northern Mariner (July 2007 edition).
My question for forum members who might be able to help, is that I am looking for a high-resolution image of the Healdton. I have images for the book of most of the other ten ships lost (the other nine were lost to u-boats). But tracking down a good image of the Healdton has been very frustrating. I would very much appreciate hearing from anyone with any knowledge of an archival or library copy of such an image.
And, Michael and Oliver, Thanks very much for your earlier good information and ideas.
Rodney Carlisle
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