US Navy Logistics - From Small Beginnings... (1900-1942)

Today we take a look at how the USN's Base Force and then Service Force came into existence and the challenges it faced in the opening year of US involvement in WW2. Sources: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil - Rear Admiral Carter Gray Steel and Black Oil - Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995 - Thomas Wildenberg MAJOR LOGISTICS LESSONS OF WORLD WAR II - Kent D. Algire Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B... Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? -   / drachinifel   Want to talk about ships?   / discord   'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au