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FM 55-130 Small Boats and Harbor Craft

FM 55-130

Small Boats and Harbor Craft

Army · FM · Jan 1944 · 89 pages

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Riding at anchor a half mile offshore at the debarkation port of Pogo Pogo is an' Army freighter, newly arrived from Brisbane. In its hold and on its decks is a miscellaneous cargo of ro5-mm. howitzers, caliber .30 ammunition, caterpillar bulldozers, hypodermics, field boots, and beans—a fine assortment of things used in winning a war. Sailing that freighter safely into the harbor of Pogo Pogo was an achievement, but it was only a part of the operation. A lot of other things remain to be done, including the important job of ferrying that cargo on lighters and barges across that stretch of harbor water. These duties are the prime functions of an outfit in the Army known as the Harbor Boat Service.

DesignationFM 55-130

EditionJan 1944

StatusSuperseded

Pages89

FunctionSustainment

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 2

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