Strange Silence

By Richard A. Russell

December 1996

Russian naval history appreciation in the West has a checkered past. Only recently has it expanded to offer insight.

Not ‘Just Practice’

From the war diaries of Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane, U.S. Navy (Retired)

December 1996

An extract from Admiral O'Kane's war diaries.

Great Expectations at Port Royal

By Eric R. Sterner

December 1996

In a desperate attempt to hold Port Royal, Confederate guns from Fort Walker tried to sink Samuel F. DuPont’s Federal fleet.

‘No Day at the Beach’

By A. Victor Goodpasture & Photography By Howard W. Whalen

December 1996

For 50 years, color photos of the Iwo Jima invasion reposed in a slide tray at a former naval officer’s home.

Justice for Commodore Jones

By Frank W. Gapp

December 1996

For more than a century, naval historians have retold stories about the misadventures of Thomas ap Catesby Jones.

‘Someone Get That Damned Dog!’

By Commander W. Russell Webster, U.S. Coast Guard

December 1996

The USS Bibb (WPG-31) stayed behind to rescue 235 survivors—but the only recognition given went to the crewman who saved Rickey, a dog.

It Was No Carnival

By William H. Garzke, Jr.

December 1996

In the final analysis, the Titanic was not designed to resist the massive forces of flooding in the hull.

Known But to God

By Thomas S. Wyman

December 1996

In 1921, the USS Olympia (C-6) brought the Unknown Soldier home.

Better to Lose the Name . . .

By Paul Stillwell

December 1996

The Guinness Book of Records does not have a category for warship christenings. If it did, the record might well read as follows: “Most elapsed time between christenings of U.S ...

In Contact

December 1996

“How Did the Titanic Really Sink?” (See W. Garzlce and D. Brown, pp. 15-19, September-October 1996 Naval History) John Protasio The article states, in error, that at 1030 on the ...

Exploring America’s Maritime Heritage at Penn’s Landing

By Cathy Engel

December 1996

The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia’s historic district pays special attention to the Delaware River, Bay, and regional tributaries.

Book Reviews

Reviewed by A. D. Baker III, Bruce F. Thompson, Maryland’s Assistant State Underwater Archaeologist, & Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

December 1996

The Founding of Russia’s Navy: Peter the Great and the Azov Fleet, 1688-1714 Edward J. Phillips. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995. 232 pp. App. Notes. Glos. Bib. Ind. $55.00 ...

Naval History News

December 1996

News from Pearl Harbor The First to Fall Nearly 55 years after his death, Seaman Lawrence McCutcheon was honored by family, friends, and neighbors from his home town of Gridley ...

Salty Talk

By Commander Ty Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)

December 1996

If you are out driving and decide to make a quick call some place, you use the brakes to bring the car to a stop, put it in “park,” and ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World

December 1996

Antisubmarine nets were a common harbor and anchorage defense system during World War II, and the U.S. Navy ordered 77 new-construction ships in three similar classes to act as net ...