Naval Correspondent for The Sunday Graphic, London, from 1958 to 1960, and Naval Correspondent for The Sunday Telegraph since 1961, Desmond Wettern has been a frequent contributor to the Proceedings on naval and maritime subjects. He is a Lieutenant (SCC) in the Royal Naval Reserve. Among his writing achievements are The Lonely Hattie, published by W. H. Allen, Ltd. (1960), and several histories of Vickers, Ltd., famous British shipbuilding firm.

Articles by Desmond Wettern

NATO's Northern Flank

By Desmond Wettern
July 1969
The variety of options open to the Soviet Union in achieving the defeat of the West has been the subject of intense debate in Western defense counsels. So, too, have ...

The Coming Cold War on the Sea Lanes

By Desmond Wettern
August 1962
The Soviet merchant fleet, which at present hauls only one per cent of the world’s tonnage, is not yet ready to challenge the Western bloc for a larger share of ...

Scapa Flow—1913–1957

By Desmond Wettern
December 1957
On March 29, 1957, the White Ensign of the British Royal Navy was hauled down for the last time at Scapa Flow. The anchorage where the great battleships of the ...