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By Jim Barber Publisher

August 1994

Off Mobile, Alabama, 130 years ago, Admiral David G. Farragut went down in naval and military history with his bold command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” A retired Navy ...

What Did Farragut See?

By Commander George Cornelius, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 1994

This medical corpsman on board the Union gunboat Philippi tells what he saw.

Rare Shot in Mobile

By Captain Ernest W. Peterkin, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 1994

Previously, no photo was thought to exist of the two Mobile Bay veterans.

Go JOE!

By Jeff Kilian

August 1994

G.I. JOE was produced first in 1964 and was the first male action figure

Wings of War: Color in the Air

By Jeffrey L. Ethell

August 1994

The infant art of color photography reached new heights in World War II

Twisting the Dragon’s Tail

By Stephen Howarth

August 1994

At Zeebrugge in 1918, the captain of HMS Vindictive called for “a damned good twist” of “the dragon’s tail.”

Little Wasp, Big Sting

By Bert Hubinger

August 1994

The service of the Wasp during the War of 1812 was short-lived but effective.

‘He Who Sees First Lives Longest’

By Vice Admiral Abraham van der Moer, Royal Netherlands Navy (Retired)

August 1994

A Dutch sonar officer recalls destroyer duty during the World War II Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.

Recovering Apollo 11

Photography From The Collection of Robert Lawson

August 1994

The head chief in the ship’s photo lab snapped and collected images of the historic event.

The Chicago Piano

By Konrad F. Schreier, Jr.

August 1994

Navy gunners “played” the 1.1-inch Chicago Piano early in World War II. But lighter, more powerful guns soon replaced the Quads.

‘We Never Looked Back’

By Captain Murray B. Frazee, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 1994

Until now, Murray Frazee has told little about the crucial part he played in one of the most enduring naval legends of World War II.

Looking Back

By Paul Stillwell

August 1994

Something about going to sea becomes embedded in one’s muscles, bones, nerve endings, and brain. Those memories are as permanent as if they had been hammered in by a tattoo ...

In Contact

August 1994

“The Seawolfs Sodium- Cooled Power Plant” (See R. B. Laning, pp. 45-48, Spring 1992; W. J. Morgan, p. 6, Spring 1993; T. Rockwell, pp. 3-4, Summer 1993; A. Morse, p ...

History in the Yard

By Thomas B. Allen

August 1994

The Navy Museum has a great story to tell—and it couldn’t be in a better place to do just that.

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Dr. Kenneth J. Hagan and Major Grant H. Walker, U.S. Army (Retired), Vice Admiral William P. Mack, U.S. Navy, (Retired), Rear Admiral Kemp Tolley, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 1994

Ironclads and Paddlers Ian Marshall. Charlottesville, VA: Howell Press, Inc., 1993. 108 pp. Bib. Illus. Ind. Notes. $34.95 ($33.20). Reviewed by Dr. Kenneth J. Hagan and Major Grant H. Walker ...

Naval History News

Edited by Bert Hubinger

August 1994

No Iron Sides The Historic Naval Ships Association currently has several critical items on its agenda. Wooden ship experts inspecting for the Naval Historical Center deemed it necessary to unrig ...

Salty Talk

By Commander Ty Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 1994

A ship is built much like a human being, only in the horizontal plane. Her keel fulfills exactly the same purpose as a backbone, being the basic piece to which ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker, III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World

August 1994

Less well known than the larger LSTs of World War II were the 494 Landing Ship, Medium, amphibious-warfare ships of the LSM-1 class, completed between April 1944 and February 1946 ...