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The destroyer USS Murray (DD-97) runs aground on the rocks in L'Abenach Harbour, and has to be towed to safety in Brest by USS Cushing (DD-55)
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann .
The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
