The Navy of 1973

By George W. Anderson, Jr., Admiral, U. S. Navy
January 1963
This issue of the Proceedings—the first to be devoted completely to an analysis of our Navy's future—illustrates new imperatives of our time. Forecasting the future is no longer an ...

The Ships of ’73

By Rear Admiral Ralph K. James, Jr., U.S. Navy
January 1963
In its quest for ships of higher speed and better seakeeping ability, the Navy has evaluated designs ranging from the prosaic to the bizarre.

Book Reviews & Book List

January 1963
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Comment and Discussion

January 1963
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Manning the Future Fleets

By Vice Admiral William R. Smedberg, III, U.S. Navy
January 1963
The author describes the plans for procuring and training the Navy’s personnel during the coming decade.

The Marine Corps of 1973

By Colonel John A. Saxten, U.S. Marine Corps, (Retired) and Colonel Louis G. Ditta, U.S. Marine Corps
January 1963
The Corps will stake its survival on the “weapon system” it has made famous—the individual Marine and his rifle.

Amphibious Warfare During the Next Decade

By John S. McCain, Jr., Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy
January 1963
The suddenness with which grave crises can develop to threaten even the insecure truce which today we call "peace" emphasizes more than ever the essential and growing contribution of sea ...

The World Environment of 1973

By George Fielding Eliot
January 1963
In the decade 1963-1973, the author foresees an “emergence from frustration, a seizing and ex­ploitation of Western initiatives rather than constant reaction after the event to Communist initiatives.” “We may ...

The ASW Navy of the Seventies

By John W. Thach, Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy
January 1963
Aircraft carriers built from the keel up for ASW; smaller destroyers, powered by the atom to give them the speed and stamina to catch a prey which cannot be chased ...

The Growing Role of the Submarine

By Vice Admiral Elton W. Grenfell, U.S. Navy
January 1963
A sea battle of the future may find two submarines prowling the great mountain ranges 10,000 feet beneath the sea, seeking each other out with a variety of long range ...

New Horizons of Naval Research and Development

By William F. Raborn, Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy
January 1963
The conversion of sea water to fresh water, accurate prediction of the flow of seaborne ice, weather control, the construction of a truly silent submarine and the harnessing of ion ...

Naval Power—Present and Future

By Admiral Claude V. Ricketts, U.S. Navy
January 1963
The author describes the course he believes we should steer to take maximum advantage of our position as the greatest naval power on earth.

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