A Cuppa Joe

By John Powell Riley Jr. & Artwork by Robert C. Semler
August 1998
An officer in the Nashville tells how a cup of stale Navy coffee saved him.

Kamikaze Decoy

By George A. Hinckley
August 1998
The Barry (APD-29) was selected for a final mission, to lure Japanese suicide pilots away from Allied radar picket lines.

Sick Officers’ Quarters (SOQ) 12

By Major George Cadwalader, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
August 1998
The author mustered a smile in the Station Hospital Saigon with his farewell plaque before heading for the sick officers’ quarters (SOQ) at Philadelphia Naval Hospital.

Innocent Passage

By Captain William K. Earle, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
August 1998
In a fit of Cold-War pique, the Soviet Union stymied the icebreaker Edisto’s circumnavigation of the world via the Arctic Basin.

The Unbroken Chain

By Paul Stillwell
August 1998
You’ve probably never heard of Rear Admiral Purnell Frederick Harrington, but he is part of the reason you are reading this magazine. One evening in October 1873, when Harrington was ...

In Contact

August 1998
“Exploring Naval History in Washington” (See J. E. Dumene, pp. 46-49, May/June 1998 Naval History) Roderick S. Speer I appreciated Ms. Dumene’s article, but I would add one notable ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve, (Retired) & A. D. Baker III
August 1998
Every Man Will Do His Duty Edited by Dean King with John B. Hattendorf, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997. 425 pp. Ind. Notes. Ulus. $27.50. ($24.75) hardcover, $15.95 ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
August 1998
The Oregon City-class heavy cruisers (CA-122-129 and CA-137 and CA-138) were intended as an improvement on the preceding Baltimore (CA-68) class. Only the first three—all built by Bethlehem Steel at ...

Naval History News

August 1998
Martin Is Naval History Author of the Year At April’s 124th Annual Meeting of the U.S. Naval Institute, Commander Tyrone Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired), author of A Most Fortunate Ship ...

Salty Talk

By Commander Ty Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 1998
Building a medium size man-of-war in the days of iron men and wooden ships required something on the order of 1,500 trees of various sizes and varieties. White oak was ...

Isle de Gorée (Gorée Island)

By Lieutenant Commander Michael Collins, U.S. Naval Reserve
August 1998
Gorée Island guards the entrance to Dakar, the capital of Senegal, but shares its terrible secrets with the world. Its infamous past makes it one of the most-visited tourist destinations ...

Navy Yarns

By Captain Roy C. Smith III, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 1998
Dad’s ship was in the Far-East when his wardroom went ashore to listen to the radio broadcast of the Army-Navy football game. Because of the time difference, the party began ...