When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series.[1] In addition to the ship entries, DANFS and the online links have been expanded to include appendices on small craft, histories of Confederate Navy ships, and various essays related to naval ships.
Christopher N. Kennedy (vol. VII 1981, vol. VIII 1981)[9][10]
Suzanne MacFarlane (vol. VII 1981, vol. VIII 1981)[9][10]
Luann Parsons (vol. VII 1981, vol. VIII 1981)[9][10]
Barbara Ponsolle (vol. VII 1981, vol. VIII 1981)[9][10]
Theresa M. Schuster (vol. VII 1981, vol. VIII 1981)[9][10]
Publication data
Volume
Date
Ships
Notes
I
1959
A–B
Out of print
II
1963
C–F
Out of print
III
1968
G–K
Out of print
IV
1969
L–M
V
1970
N–Q
Out of print
VI
1976
R–S
VII
1981
T–V
VIII
1981
W–Z
Out of print
I-A
1991
A
Out of print
Hazegray
A–Z
Histories end at dates above
Naval History and Heritage Command
A–Z
Histories being brought up to date
DANFS was published in print by the Naval Historical Center (NHC) as bound hardcover volumes, ordered by ship name, from Volume I (A–B) in 1959 to Volume VIII (W–Z) in 1981. Several volumes subsequently went out of print. In 1991 a revised Volume I Part A, covering only ship names beginning with A, was released. Work continues on revisions of the remaining volumes.
Volunteers at the Hazegray website undertook to transcribe the DANFS and make it available on the World Wide Web. The project goal is a direct transcription of the DANFS, with changes limited to correcting typographical errors and editorial notes for incorrect facts in the original. In 2008 the NHC was re-designated as the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). It has developed an online version of DANFS (see External links section below) through a combination of optical character recognition (OCR) and hand transcription. The NHHC is slowly updating its online DANFS to correct errors and take into account the gap in time between the print publication and the present date. NHHC prioritizes updates as follows: ships currently commissioned, ships commissioned after the original volume publication, ships decommissioned after original volume publication, and finally updates to older ships.[11] The NHHC has begun a related project to place Ship History and Command Operations Reports online at their DANFS site.
As the DANFS is a work of the U.S. government, its content is in the public domain, and the text is often quoted verbatim in other works. Many websites organized by former and active crew members of U.S. Navy vessels include a copy of their ships' DANFS entries.
The Dictionary limits itself largely to basic descriptions and brief operational notes, and includes almost no analysis or historical context.
^"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships – Editorial Note". Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
External links
Naval History and Heritage Command - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Scanned copies:
I (A–B)
I-A (A)
II (C–F)
III (G–K)
IV (L–M)
V (N–Q)
VI (R–S)
VII (T–V)
VIII (W–Z)
January 13, 2023
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The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships DANFS is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsAuthorJames Longuemare MooneyPublisherNavy Dept Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Naval History DivisionPublication date1959 1991OCLC2794587When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series 1 In addition to the ship entries DANFS and the online links have been expanded to include appendices on small craft histories of Confederate Navy ships and various essays related to naval ships Contents 1 Forewords and introductions 2 Authors 3 Publication data 4 Reference use 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksForewords and introductions EditForeword and introduction passages for many editions were written by big names from naval command history from Arleigh Albert Burke 2 to Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr 3 and others Authors EditRichard P Slaymaker vol I 1959 4 John P Sullivan USN vol I 1959 4 Walter P Smiley vol I 1959 4 Esther Handelman Vail vol II 1963 5 Alma R Lawrence vol II 1963 5 Roberta L Hazard vol II 1963 5 Jesse B Thomas vol II 1963 5 Clayton F Johnson vol III 1968 6 John C Roberts vol III 1968 6 Raymond J Iwanowski vol III 1968 6 James V Stewart vol III 1968 vol IV 1969 6 7 Joan A Schrader vol III 1968 6 John C Reilley Jr vol III 1968 vol VI 1976 vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 6 8 9 10 James L Mooney vol IV 1969 vol V 1976 vol VI 1976 vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 vol I A 1991 2 3 7 8 9 10 Mary F Loughlin vol IV 1969 vol V 1976 vol VI 1976 7 3 8 Joan A Schrader vol IV 1969 7 Samuel Loring Morison vol IV 1969 vol V 1976 vol VI 1976 7 3 8 Robert J Devlin vol IV 1969 vol V 1976 7 Frank Suran vol IV 1969 7 Priscilla Sorenson vol IV 1969 7 Everett Gordon Bowen Hassell vol V 1976 3 John M Patton vol V 1976 3 Raymond A Mann vol VI 1976 vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 8 9 10 Roland S Kennerly vol VI 1976 vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 8 9 10 Christopher Townsend vol VI 1976 8 Robert J Cressman vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 9 10 Christopher N Kennedy vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 9 10 Suzanne MacFarlane vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 9 10 Luann Parsons vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 9 10 Barbara Ponsolle vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 9 10 Theresa M Schuster vol VII 1981 vol VIII 1981 9 10 Publication data EditVolume Date Ships NotesI 1959 A B Out of printII 1963 C F Out of printIII 1968 G K Out of printIV 1969 L MV 1970 N Q Out of printVI 1976 R SVII 1981 T VVIII 1981 W Z Out of printI A 1991 A Out of printHazegray A Z Histories end at dates aboveNaval History and Heritage Command A Z Histories being brought up to dateDANFS was published in print by the Naval Historical Center NHC as bound hardcover volumes ordered by ship name from Volume I A B in 1959 to Volume VIII W Z in 1981 Several volumes subsequently went out of print In 1991 a revised Volume I Part A covering only ship names beginning with A was released Work continues on revisions of the remaining volumes Volunteers at the Hazegray website undertook to transcribe the DANFS and make it available on the World Wide Web The project goal is a direct transcription of the DANFS with changes limited to correcting typographical errors and editorial notes for incorrect facts in the original In 2008 the NHC was re designated as the Naval History and Heritage Command NHHC It has developed an online version of DANFS see External links section below through a combination of optical character recognition OCR and hand transcription The NHHC is slowly updating its online DANFS to correct errors and take into account the gap in time between the print publication and the present date NHHC prioritizes updates as follows ships currently commissioned ships commissioned after the original volume publication ships decommissioned after original volume publication and finally updates to older ships 11 The NHHC has begun a related project to place Ship History and Command Operations Reports online at their DANFS site Reference use EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message As the DANFS is a work of the U S government its content is in the public domain and the text is often quoted verbatim in other works Many websites organized by former and active crew members of U S Navy vessels include a copy of their ships DANFS entries The Dictionary limits itself largely to basic descriptions and brief operational notes and includes almost no analysis or historical context See also EditList of sloops of war of the United States Navy List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy Bibliography of early American naval historyReferences Edit LSM and LSM R Histories DANFS Naval History and Heritage Command US Navy Archived from the original on 2015 06 15 a b Burke Arleigh Albert 1991 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Mooney James Longuemare Naval History Division ed vol I Part A Washington D C United States Government Printing Office p viii hdl 2027 mdp 39015024791587 ISBN 9780160020551 LCCN 91028049 OCLC 2475490 archived from the original on 2015 06 13 a b c d e f Zumwalt Elmo Russell 1976 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Mooney James Longuemare Bowen Hassell Everett Gordon Devlin Robert J Loughlin Mary F Morison Samuel Loring Patton John M Naval History Division ed vol V Washington D C United States Government Printing Office p v hdl 2027 mdp 39015081726344 ISBN 9780160020551 LCCN 60060198 OCLC 2475490 archived from the original on 2015 06 13 a b c Burke Arleigh Albert 1959 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Slaymaker Richard P Sullivan John P Smiley Walter P Naval History Division ed vol I Washington D C United States Government Printing Office hdl 2027 mdp 39015081726351 ISBN 9780160020551 LCCN 60060198 OCLC 769804820 archived from the original on 2015 06 13 a b c d Anderson George Whelan 1963 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Vail Esther Handelman Lawrence Alma R Hazard Roberta L Thomas Jesse B Naval History Division ed vol II Washington D C United States Government Printing Office hdl 2027 mdp 39015040299755 LCCN 60060198 OCLC 769804820 archived from the original on 2015 06 13 a b c d e f Nitze Paul Henry 1968 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Johnson Clayton F Roberts John C Iwanowski Raymond J Stewart James V Schrader Joan A Reilley John C Naval History Division ed vol III Washington D C United States Government Printing Office hdl 2027 uva 35007004873851 LCCN 60060198 OCLC 861247907 archived from the original on 2015 06 13 a b c d e f g h Moorer Thomas Hinman 1969 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Mooney James Longuemare Stewart James V Loughlin Mary F Schrader Joan A Morison Samuel Loring Devlin Robert J Suran Frank Sorenson Priscilla Naval History Division ed vol IV Washington D C United States Government Printing Office hdl 2027 mdp 39015040299771 LCCN 60060198 OCLC 313519467 archived from the original on 2015 06 13 a b c d e f g Holloway James L 1976 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Mooney James Longuemare Loughlin Mary F Mann Raymond A Reilley John C Kennerly Roland S Townsend Christopher Morison Samuel Loring Naval History Division ed vol VI Washington D C United States Government Printing Office LCCN 60060198 OCLC 861247578 a b c d e f g h i j Hayward Thomas Bibb 1981 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Cressman Robert J Kennedy Christopher N Kennerly Roland S MacFarlane Suzanne Mann Raymond A Parsons Luann Ponsolle Barbara Reilley John C Schuster Theresa M Mooney James Longuemare Naval History Division eds vol VII Washington D C United States Government Printing Office LCCN 60060198 OCLC 861247578 a b c d e f g h i j Hidalgo Edward 1981 Foreword Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships by Cressman Robert J Kennedy Christopher N Kennerly Roland S MacFarlane Suzanne Mann Raymond A Parsons Luann Ponsolle Barbara Reilley John C Schuster Theresa M Mooney James Longuemare Naval History Division eds vol VIII Washington D C United States Government Printing Office LCCN 60060198 OCLC 313519630 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Editorial Note Archived from the original on April 11 2010 Retrieved 2006 10 29 External links EditNaval History and Heritage Command Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsScanned copies I A B I A A II C F III G K IV L M V N Q VI R S VII T V VIII W Z Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships amp oldid 1128451611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
