Naval Aircraft In Coastal Warfare

By Commander H. H. Frost, U. S. Navy
January 1931
In Early warfare there was little distinction between military and naval forces. An Athenian strategos might command either on land or sea. His heavily armed hoplites might fight either in ...

Computed Azimuth By The "Line Of Position Book"

By Lieutenant Commander P. V. H. Weems, U. S. Navy
January 1931
While Rust’s Modified Azimuth Diagram affords a speedy method of surprising accuracy for finding the azimuth, some people prefer to compute the azimuth. Mr. H. H. Brown of Red Bank ...

On A Light Cruiser During The War

By Captain G. Von Koblinski, German Navy (Retired)
January 1931
During the past ten years, many books have been written on the war, strategy and tactics, losses and suc­cesses, but the psychological side has very seldom been discussed. It is ...

Where Do We Stand?

By Lieutenant C. G. Moore, U. S. Navy
January 1931
In 1918 when the nation was at war the Navy’s objective, in cooperation with the American Army and the allied forces, was to prosecute the war to a suc­cessful conclusion ...

Tenders To Monarchs

By Chief Boatswain John D. Thompson, U. S. Navy
January 1931
The battleship, cruiser, destroyer, and submarine, lordly monarchs of the seas, receive much attention. Their doings are chronicled from day to day in terms worthy of their exalted status as ...

Some Notes On Ship Administration

By Commander Claude B. Mayo, U. S. Navy
January 1931
Some time ago the writer completed a cruise of over thirty months as execu­tive officer of a battleship. For the first year of this tour of duty the ship was ...

Communication Organization

By John Robert Johnson, C.R.M., U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1931
The Navy has two "weapons” that are very closely allied: communications and transportation. In communica­tions the radio service is the most important, as well as the most rapid. In transporta­tion ...

Discussions

January 1931
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Professional Notes

Compiled By Lieutenant Commander D. B. Beary, U. S. Navy Lieutenant Commander D. C. Ramsey, U. S. Navy And Professor Henry Bluestone, U. S. Naval Academy
January 1931
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Book Reviews

January 1931
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