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Resources: Bibliography

Books

Aris D., xxxx, History of the Liberty Ship, http://www.doxford-engine.com/thompson.htm
Bourneuf G., 1990, Workhorse of the fleet: a history of the design and experiences of the Liberty ships by American shipbuilders during WW II, ABS
Bunker G., 1972, Liberty Ships The Ugly Ducklings of World War II, Naval Institute Press
Cope T., 2009, On the Swing Shift: Building Liberty Ships in Savannah, Naval Institute Press
Costello J & Hughes T, 1977, The Battle of the Atlantic, Collins Ltd, ISBN 0 002160 48 X
Davies J., Liberty Cargo Ship, for ww2ships.com
Dobbs H., 1987, Classic Dives of the World, Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd., ISBN 0 946609 43 8, p16-24
Elphick P., 2001, Liberty: The Ships That Won the War, Chatham Publishing, p308
Fabry J., 1982, Swing Shift: Building the Liberty Ships,
Farman S. & Pearce B, The James Egan Layne, Unreferenced, possibly SubAqua Scene
Farr G., 1968, Wreck and Rescue on the Coast of Devon, Bradford Barton Ltd., p44
Jacobs R. & Cady L., 1944, Marine Engine and Fire Room Guide, Cornell Maritime Press,
Hoehling A.A., 1996, The Fighting Liberty Ships. A Memoir, Naval Institute Press
Jaffee W., 2004, The Liberty Ships from A (A.B. Hammond) to Z (Zona Gale), Glencannon Press
Keedwell S., 1998, A Feasibility study of recovering the James Eagan Layne for the purpose of conservation as a tribute to the Liberty Class Vessel, University of Plymouth IMS Honours project BSc Underwater Studies
Larn R., 1987, Dive South Cornwall, Underwater World Publications, ISBN 0 946020 14 0, p30
Larn R. and Larn B., 1995, Shipwreck Index of the British Isles Vol. 1, Lloyds Register of Shipping, ISBN 0 900528 88 5
Liddiard J., 1997, Journey through the James Eagan Layne, in Diver magazine May 1997, p36-37
Malcolm I., 2010, Life Aboard a Wartime Liberty Ship, Amberley Publishing
McCartney I., 2003, Lost Patrols, Periscope Publishing Ltd., ISBN 1 904381 04 9, p28-29
McDonald K., xxxx, Who was James Eagan Layne, Unreferenced
McDonald K., 1966, The Wreck Hunters, Harrap & Co, p195
McDonald K., 1986, Great British Wrecks, Underwater World Publications, ISBN 946020 07 8
McDonald K., 1987, Dive South Devon, Underwater World Publications, ISBN 0 946020 11 6
Macdonald R., 2003, Dive England's Greatest Wrecks, Mainstream Publishing, ISBN 1 84018 570 8
Mitchell P., 1986, The Wrecker’s Guide to South West Devon, Sound Diving Publications, p50-53
Portland Public Schools, 1942, Blue Print Reading for Shipfitters, Supplement No 5, Erection Section Drawings for EC2 Cargo Boats, Portland Public Schools Department of Vocational Education
Salsbury A., 2003, A History of the Plymouth Lifeboats, Halsgrove, ISBN 1 84114 275 1, p65-66
Sawyer L.A. & Mitchell W.H., 1970, The Liberty Ships, Lloyds of London Press, ISBN 1 85044 049 2
Shepherd G., 1981, Liberty Ship releases cargo, Subaqua Scene Apr/May 1981
UKHO Wreck report No. 17655
Williams E.B., 1943, The Delta Shipyard, Marine Engineering and Shipping Review, April 1943,  http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergency/wwtwo/TheDeltaShipyard.pdf
James Eagan Layne on Wrecksite #544

Video and DVD

Mitchell P., 1997, Devon Shipwrecks, a wrecker's guide, VHS Video, 30-36 min
Brooks M., 2005, The Men who Sailed the Liberty Ships, Marine Techniques Publishing, DVD
Mildren A., The Story of a Liberty Ship James Eagan Layne, Marine Vision Studios, DVD, 33 min

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