The Sand Pebbles?
Reading this now:
http://www.amazon.com/lonely-ships-death-Asiatic-Fleet/dp/0679505784/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450051136&sr=1-1&keywords=edwin+hoyt+asiatic+fleet
The lonely ships: The life and death of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet Hardcover â 1976 by Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Someone needs to update their website more than once a decade.