THE CHRONICLES

OF AMERICA SERIES

ALLEN JOHNSON

EDITOR

GERHARD R. LOMER

CHARLES W. JEFFERYS

ASSISTANT EDITORS

MERCHANT MARINE

A CHRONICLE OF

AMERICAN SHIPS AND SAILORS
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BY RALPH D. PAINE

NEW HAVEN: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
TORONTO: GLASGOW, BROOK & CO.

LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS