Naval History Magazine

Highlights from Naval History

Charleston’s Confederate Ironclad Attack

By Richard Latture

February 2023

Lieutenant William H. Parker's account of the CSS Palmetto State's encounter with the Union blockaders.

The Strange Navy That Shipped Millions of Japanese Home

By Scot Christenson

February 2023

SCAJAP’s repatriation operation was an extraordinary logistical achievement that played a significant role in the postwar recovery of Asia

Fateful Encounter: the USS S-38 and the Sinking of the Hydra II

By Captain James P. Ransom III, U.S. Navy (Retired)

February 2023

The encounter between a U.S. submarine and an allied merchant ship faded into obscurity.

The Sinking of the Lancastria

By Michael Sheldrick

February 2023

Thousands were killed when the Luftwaffe sank the British ship Lancastria in 1940; for some, even years later, the loss was personal.

“Sixteen Minutes from Home” Willie McCool’s Memorial

By William Prom

February 2023

“From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world ...

On Our Scope

By Eric Mills

February 2023

Here at the U.S. Naval Institute, we have a legendary figure or two of our own.

Bow view of the USS Shad (SS-235) underway in 1944.

In Contact

February 2023

Readers respond to stories from recent issues of Naval History.

Wreck of 17th-Century Swedish Warship Discovered

February 2023

Marine archaeologists from Vrak—the Museum of Wrecks in Stockholm, Sweden—have discovered the wreck of the 17th-century warship Äpplet (“Apple”).

Stillwell Wins Morison Award for Battleship Commander

February 2023

It is the third prestigious award in a row for the book.

Miniature Model Museum in Search of a Home

February 2023

Dror Doron, a naval officer based in Israel, has created a remarkable museum of models covering a wide variety of historical themes—including naval history—and he’s now seeking a home for ...

Cao Cao gazes at the full moon over the Yangtze River

The Flaming Ships of Red Cliffs

By Eric Mills

February 2023

The trading routes of the Great Silk Road linked the empire of the Han to its mirror image in the west, the Roman Empire.

The Super Submarine: USS Albacore

By Norman Friedman

February 2023

The USS Albacore (AGSS-569) is remembered as the prototype for the hull form of fast, maneuverable submarines. But her story is much more complex than that.