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USOs Not UFOs Have Been the Greatest Threat to the Navy

By Scot Christenson

August 2022

To date, there has been no documented damage to a plane caused by a UFO.

The Glorie and Warrior

By Rebecca Batley

August 2022

A cool autumn day, 24 November 1859 witnessed the birth of a new type of warship at the Mourillon Arsenal, Toulon, France. Her name was the Glorie and she was ...

From Vindictive to Dainty

By Scot Christenson

August 2022

The Extremes of Royal Navy Ship Names

Lessons from the 600-Ship Navy

By Lieutenant Joseph Sims, U.S. Navy

August 2022

The 1980s proved that great-power competition requires clear naval strategy and advocacy.

Building Carriers: The Navy and Newport News Create a Monopoly, 1949–1960

By David Ress

August 2022

The collaboration between the U.S. Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding led to an unexpected monopoly on aircraft carrier development from 1949 to 1960.

Sailors Scream For Ice Cream!

By Taylor Sparks

August 2022

Ice Cream's important role in the Navy!

Views from Somalia

By Jon Hoppe

August 2022

Remembering America's mission in Somalia almost thirty years ago.

VADM Thomas Weschler's Recollections of ADM Arleigh Burke

By Taira Payne

August 2022

In this excerpt, VADM Weschler provides insights into ADM Arleigh A. Burke’s personality and working style.

First in Defense: The USS Forrestal

By James M. Caiella

August 2022

In the wake of the aircraft carrier United States’ cancellation arose an innovative supercarrier that would serve the fleet for nearly 38 years.

Researching the History of the U.S. Navy in Asia

By Captain Bernard D. Cole, U.S. Navy (Retired), PhD

August 2022

Adventures in Facts, Fiction, and Sea Stories

U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II off the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)

On Our Scope

By Eric Mills

August 2022

Editor-in-Chief Eric Mills shares highlights from the July/August issue of Naval History.

Historic WWII Destroyer Survives Sinking Threat

By Eric Mills

August 2022

The ship-preservation community watched fearfully in April as the museum ship USS The Sullivans (DD-537) began sinking at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.

The Navy’s new Arleigh Burke–class destroyer commemorates a pioneering figure.

The most mysterious and indeed mythical ship in the U.S. Navy never sailed and was never completed.

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USOs Not UFOs Have Been the Greatest Threat to the Navy

The Glorie and Warrior

From Vindictive to Dainty

Lessons from the 600-Ship Navy

Building Carriers: The Navy and Newport News Create a Monopoly, 1949–1960

Sailors Scream For Ice Cream!

Views from Somalia

VADM Thomas Weschler's Recollections of ADM Arleigh Burke

First in Defense: The USS Forrestal

Researching the History of the U.S. Navy in Asia

On Our Scope

Historic WWII Destroyer Survives Sinking Threat

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