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Frank L. McGuire Maritime Library of the New London Maritime Society
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U.S. Maritime Service Officers School at Fort Trumbull
Origins of the School
Preparing the Merchant Marine for Global War
From Seaman to Third Mate in Four Months
What They Had to Learn (or Brush Up On)
When the Training Ship Docked at Fort Trumbull
Extracurricular Life
Buy War Bonds!
"Our Merchant Marine" & "America's Mercy Fleet"
The Shipping Lines Look to the Future
Death of the Commander-in-Chief
The Liners: Queens of the Merchant Fleet
The Liberty Ships: Workhorses of the Fleet
A Liberty Ship Comes to New London
Climax and Closure
The Maritime Society's 21st Century Link with the School
From Fort Trumbull to the Seven Seas: the Travels of John Herman Comisak
From Ancient Seafarers to World War II: Lt. Denison's View
Fort Trumbull Today
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