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Top Coverage: Of the Past, Present & Future of Naval History

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Sea Classics June 2023

ON THE COVER:

A group of US Navy WAVES making some sailors happy aboard the USS Missouri in this 1945 Kodachrome photograph. (USN)

 

 

FEATURES:


THE WARRIOR FROM PEARL HARBOR

Part One in the detailed history of the heroic light cruiser USS

Phoenix / by Mark L. Evans

 

VANDERBILT AND THE LEXINGTON DISASTER

How Cornelius Vanderbilt created his fleet of steamships with the focus on the loss of the Lexington / by Colin Ridley

 

MEMORIES OF A DEPLOYMENT

The 1988 cruise of the USS Forrestal / by Charles H. Bogart

 

DEVASTATOR VERSUS KATE

Examination of two WWII torpedo bombers /

by Joe May and others

 

THEIR GUNS WERE ALWAYS READY

The third installment in the photographic history of the USS New Jersey / by James Thompson

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS:

 

MUSEUM NEWS
Recalling the horror of the Halifax Explosion

INTEL FILE
Lake Huron reveals the wreck of the Ironton

 

LOST AT SEA
Ships that fell victim to fire at sea / by Susan Duprey

 

YOUR NAVY

More top images from the Navy’s best photojournalists / by Howard Carter

 

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Read about the world’s major sea battles and first-hand accounts from the men who fought and lived through them. From the early days of sailing vessels, to the post Cold War nuclear navies of today, Sea Classics has it all. Sea Classics offers special features including the Navy & Maritime Museum issue, a full-color warships calendar and even a holiday gift guide for the sailor in your family.

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