ON THE COVER:
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) deployed in the Mediterranean Sea on 20 December 2021. (USN/Gabriela Chambers)

FEATURES:

BATTLES FOR AN AFRICAN QUEEN
Churchill’s Operation Menace intended to place the modern battleship Richelieu and the rest of the Vichy French Fleet under Allied control. Instead, it turned out to be one of WWII’s biggest blunders / by Jim Huffstodt

WITHOUT A TRACE
What was the final fate of Liberty ship SS Sumner I. Kimball? / by Jim Huffstodt

THE LAST DIVE
When the US Navy submarine F-4 disappeared off the coast of Hawaii, the Navy began a massive rescue and recovery effort that pushed the boundaries of technology of the time / by Alfred W. Harris

THE HELL THAT MEN CALL MURMANSK
For the convoys, the 2000 mile haul to Russia was deadly — U-Boats and the Luftwaffe took a heavy toll on the trip to hell and back / by Robert Lund

GOODBYE, BATTLE CAT
The historic USS Kitty Hawk sets sail for the scrapyard / by Roger Cain

THE ORZEL INCIDENT
The invasion of Poland started WWII and the small Polish Navy put up a brave fight against overwhelming odds. The escape of the submarine Orzel to join the Royal Navy brought new hope to Poles around the world / by Barry Gregory

DEPARTMENTS:

MUSEUM NEWS
Latest updates from maritime museums

INTEL FILE
With increasing global tensions, the US Navy is keeping a firm eye on America’s enemies

LOST AT SEA
Vessels whose sailing days are over / by Susan Duprey

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