Russian Komar missile boat launching a missile

Aftermath of the Elath

By Commander Robert D. Colvin, U. S. Navy
October 1969
The sinking of an Israeli destroyer by Soviet-built PT boats in 1967 may come to be regarded as one of the most portentous naval engagements of this century.

The Function of the Navy

by Rear Adm. John D. Chase, USN
October 1969
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Teaming Up to Build a Nation

By Lieutenant Commander A. N. Olsen, CEC, U. S. Navy
October 1969
A 13-man Seabee team loads its equipment for a trip up the Mekong to a new site. Among the many things this team, and the 14 others like it, is ...

Defense of the Atlantic Community

by Stanley L. Harrison
October 1969
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Clinic for Sick Aircraft

by Lt. Charles R. Pursley, USN
October 1969
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Oceanography and the U. S. Merchant Marine

by Harris B. Stewart, Jr.
October 1969
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Midshipman William S. Cox, Prize Master

By Hugh Devereux Purcell
October 1969
The gentle countenance of Lieutenant William S. Cox first appeared on the Proceedings pages in a May 1965 article entitled, “Don’t Give Up the Ship!'' Written by his great-great-grandson, Hugh ...

Pictorial—The USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715)

by Capt. E. F. Oliver, USCG, Photograph by Robert de Gast
October 1969
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Comment and Discussion

October 1969
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Book Reviews and Book List

October 1969
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The Cruise of the Neversink

By Theodore K. Thomas
October 1969
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