On Our Scope

By Fred L. Schultz Editor-in-Chief
June 2001
It might seem odd for a history magazine to boast of its intrepid reportage, but we do just that in this issue. Cases in point are Naval History Associate Editor ...

The Thin Line

By Paul Stillwell
June 2001
The 9 February collision in which the fast-surfacing submarine USS Greeneville (SSN-772) sank the Japanese training ship Ehime Maru reminds us once again of the thin line that separates ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
June 2001
The planners of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s foresaw the need for a Troftschiff, a one-stop replenishment vessel with a six-month sea endurance, a good turn of speed ...

Flying Boats at War

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
June 2001
The Martin P5M Marlin was the U.S. Navy’s last operational flying boat patrol aircraft and the last flying boat of any nation to participate in a major conflict. P5Ms were ...

In Contact

June 2001
“Silver Star Airplane Ride” (See B. Tillman and H. Sakaida, pp. 25-29, April 2001 Naval History) Frank H. Featherston Since my older brother received his Silver Star the hard ...

Naval History News

June 2001
Smithsonian Acquires Cold War Affiliate In January 2001, the Cold War Museum was invited by the Smithsonian Institution to become an affiliate museum. As a Smithsonian affiliate, the Cold War ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Captain Walter M. Urban Jr., U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired) & Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U. S. Navy (Retired)
June 2001
The Philadelphia Navy Yard: From the Birth of the U.S. Navy to the Nuclear Age Jeffery M. Dorwart with Jean K. Wolf. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2001. 271 pp. Maps ...

Navy Yarns

By Captain Roy C. Smith, U.S. Navy (Retired)
June 2001
In 1936, the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was hauling Spanish Civil War refugees to France. On the morning watch, lookouts reported a British tramp steamer to starboard on a parallel course ...

Salty Talk

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
June 2001
Rarely is it possible to determine the origin of a word or phrase in common usage with precision. Usually, we must be content with tracing it back through time as ...