On Our Scope

By Fred L. Schultz Editor-in-Chief
August 2001
What’s wrong with Pearl Harbor? Nothing. And everything. While it may appear we are following shamelessly in the wake of the new Touchstone (Disney) motion picture, we really aren’t. The ...

'I Was Alone in Enemy Territory'

By Rear Admiral Macpherson Berrien Williams, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2001
The air group commander from the Yorktown (CV-10) bails out over the Philippines in 1944 and finds himself in a jungle thick with Japanese patrols.
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY PHOTO BY CLIFF MAXWELL

'Trying to Defend the Planet'

An Interview with Scott Carpenter, Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2001
The Mercury astronaut/SEALAB aquanaut says deep-sea exploration is still defense-oriented but in a different sense; it could save us from ourselves.

Nelson at Copenhagen

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
August 2001
Though only second-in-command of the British Baltic fleet, Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson boldly led an assault on the Danish squadron at Copenhagen, hoping to deny to the Little Corporal ...

Maury Perfects Mine Warfare

By John Grady Sidebar by David K. Smith
August 2001
After loyalties to his home state pulled him to the Confederacy, the man known as the “Pathfinder of the Seas” set out to protect Virginia waterways by cheap and deadly ...

A Memorable Memorial Weekend

By Paul Stillwell
August 2001
Thanks to the opening of the much-anticipated movie Pearl Harbor, the recent Memorial Day reminded Americans—to a greater degree than usual—that the holiday is more than just a day off ...

In Contact

August 2001
“Is This the Real Niagara?” (See C. Watkins and M. Matusiak, pp. 36- 40, February 2001; G. Deutsch, p. 16, April 2001; T. Martin, pp. 12-13, June 2001 Naval History ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
August 2001
The second warship to be named for Civil War naval leader Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, the Wickes (DD-75)-class destroyer Du Pont (DD-152) was one of the 274 flush- ...

Lots of Shooting Stars

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
August 2001
The P-80 Shooting Star was the first U.S. jet-propelled combat aircraft and was flown in large numbers by the Navy and Marine Corps. Although it was evaluated on board an ...

Naval History News

August 2001
Blaze Hits Lady Lex Just after 1700 on 2 April 2001, a fire broke out on the bridge of the Corpus Christi, Texas, museum ship Lexington (CV-16), causing damage to ...

Reviews

Reviewed by Captain Edward L. Beach, U.S. Navy (Retired), Russell F. Weigley, & Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
August 2001
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack National Geographic Video, 2001. Narrated by Tom Brokaw. 2 hours. $19.95. Can be purchased at shop.nationalgeographic.com or retail video stores. Reviewed by Captain Edward L ...

Navy Yarns

By Captain Roy C. Smith III, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2001
Admiral Mick Carney, a former Chief of Naval Operations, was a junior officer in the World War I destroyer Fanning (DD-37) when a mess attendant accused of sleeping on watch ...

Salty Talk

By Captain Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2001
Sailing ships came in three basic types: one-masted sloops with all fore-and-aft sails; two-masters, either schooners with fore-and-aft sails or brigs with mostly square sails; and three-masters, or full-rigged ships ...