Sea Classics Magazine
Where History Sets Sail
Kicking off our special section on naval art works from the Great
War, is this oil painting of USS New Mexico (BB-40) at sea. This framed piece of art measures 46X36 inches and was painted by Walter Greene. Completed at the New York Naval Shipyard of the end of WWI, the USS
New Mexico escorted President Woodrow Wilson in the USS George Washington to France to sign the Treaty of Versailles. New Mexico was the first Navy ship with turboelectric transmission, an innovation that increased engine performance while reducing its overall size requirements and weight. It proved so successful that the Navy immediately decided that all future ships would use this type of engine. Painting courtesy of the Naval
History and Heritage Command
ON THE COVER:
For its day, the USS Scorpion was a potent weapon. The Skipjackclass
of nuclear subs could travel at over 30-knots and had six 21-inch torpedo
tubes capable of firing everything from WWII-vintage Mark 14 torpedoes
up to the first versions of the multi-purpose Mark 48. When the Scorpion
disappeared in 1968, the Navy panicked — could the sub have been a victim of the Soviets?
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