Naval History Magazine

Highlights from Naval History

On Our Scope

August 2023

Late in the summer of 1740, an eight-ship Royal Navy squadron set sail from Spithead for a voyage around the world. Four years later, when the tattered remnant of Commodore...

In Contact

August 2023

Readers respond to stories from recent issues of Naval History.

William Prom Named Naval History Author of the Year

August 2023

William J. Prom has been named the 2022 Naval History Author of the Year.

The wreck of the Titanic, whose tragic sinking in 1912 remains one of the worst sea disasters in public memory, is now viewable with a remarkable degree of clarity.

Digital Scan Renders Titanic More Clearly Visible Than Ever

August 2023

The wreck of the Titanic, whose tragic sinking in 1912 remains one of the worst sea disasters in public memory, is now viewable with a remarkable degree of clarity.

Wreck of Montevideo Maru, WWII Japanese Transport, Discovered

August 2023

The wreck of the Montevideo Maru has been located at a depth of more than 13,120 feet off the coast of the Philippines.

The Smallest Boat

By J. M. Caiella

August 2023

During World War II, four major combatants—Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Japan—used midget submarines with varying degrees of success.

The Largest V/STOL Aircraft

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet

August 2023

One of the more unusual vertical/short-takeoff-and-landing (V/STOL) aircraft flown by the U.S. military services was the Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142.

The Battle of Malta: A Naval Genius Emerges

By Eric Mills

August 2023

The annals of medieval warfare record a conflict of especial interest to those who love sea history—for every important clash in this war was a naval battle.

Inventing Officer Training

By Philip K. Allan

August 2023

Samuel Pepys, the son of a tailor, rose to become the most senior naval administrator in the British Admiralty during the last decades of the 17th century.

The Luck o’ the Wasp

By Captain Michael A. Lilly, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 2023

Myriad misfortunes befell this storied ship, but her bad luck began with a Saint Patrick’s Day collision in 1942.

After dreaming up the idea of schoolchildren paying for a battleship to replace the Maine, W. Rankin Good organized a seven-person American Boy national committee and launched a campaign that mixed patriotism, civic duty, and youthful enthusiasm. Newspapers eagerly publicized the project.

The Children’s Campaign to Build a Warship

By J. M. Caiella

August 2023

They remembered the Maine: In 1898, kids across America raised funds for a replacement battleship to be called The American Boy.

Chasing After ‘Bushy Whiskered 'Desperadoes’

By Robert L. Worden

August 2023

Years before gaining renown in command of the USS Monitor, John Worden hunted pirates with the legendary Captain ‘Mad Jack’ Percival.

JFK and PT-109: A Sailor’s Assessment

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 2023

In April 1943, Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy assumed command of an 80-foot, 40-ton Elco motor torpedo boat (MTB) at Tulagi in the Solomons.

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On Our Scope

In Contact

William Prom Named Naval History Author of the Year

Digital Scan Renders Titanic More Clearly Visible Than Ever

Wreck of Montevideo Maru, WWII Japanese Transport, Discovered

The Smallest Boat

The Largest V/STOL Aircraft

The Battle of Malta: A Naval Genius Emerges

Inventing Officer Training

The Luck o’ the Wasp

The Children’s Campaign to Build a Warship

Chasing After ‘Bushy Whiskered 'Desperadoes’

JFK and PT-109: A Sailor’s Assessment

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