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ON THE COVER:
All the drama of the “Silent Service” is captured in this photograph of the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) as it conducts initial sea trials in the Atlantic on 1 February. Montana is the tenth Virginia-class submarine. (USN/Ashley Cowan)

FEATURES:

“AM ENGAGING ENEMY… BELIEVED TO BE ADMIRAL SCHEER!”
A British ex-ocean liner fitted with an assortment of antique weapons goes to war against a German pocket battleship / by Paul Brock

IMPROBABLE VOYAGE
This US Navy sailing ship, fitted with a three-pounder and two machine guns, sets out on a 4000-mile voyage to escape the Imperial Japanese Navy / by Kemp Tolley

A BATTLE MOST UNEQUAL
With its 4-inch gun blazing, a Liberty ship turned head-on to engage a marauding German raider / by L.J. Wojcicki

FALKLANDS 1914
This forgotten and hostile area of the South Atlantic would witness one of the most savage naval battles of the Great War / by John Protasio

ADVENTURES OF THE SEA DEVIL
Using his carefully disguised “sailing” ship, Count Luckner, caused near panic among Allied shipping. After the war, he became a roving ambassador of goodwill aboard his yacht / by James M. Powles

DEPARTMENTS:

MUSEUM NEWS
Maritime museums recover from the Pandemic

INTEL FILE
Astounding discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance

LOST AT SEA
Abandoned and sunken ships whose sailing days are definitely over / by Susan Duprey

YOUR NAVY
Newest images from the US Navy’s top photojournalists / by Howard Carter