ON THE COVER:
Aboard the USS Alaska (CB-1) during 1945, gunners prepare their 40mm weapon for the next onslaught of Japanese kamikazes / USN

FEATURES:

GHOST STEAMER OF THE NAPA RIVER
Abandoned to the elements, this wooden hulk has quite a story to tell / by Roger Cain

FINAL VOYAGE
After delivering vital components for the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, USS Indianapolis fell victim to I-58. Was the court martial of the cruiser’s skipper justified? / by Samuel J. Cox

“WOMEN AND CHILDREN LAST!”
The disastrous sinking of the transatlantic paddle-wheel steamer SS Arctic / by David Hollingsworth

FORGOTTEN ALASKA-CLASS
Not a battlecruiser nor a battleship, these large cruisers were built to attack an enemy that no longer existed / by Thomas Maxwell

DEPARTMENTS:

MUSEUM NEWS
Creating a tall ship

INTEL FILE
Historic tug sinks in Juneau Harbor

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

YOUR NAVY
Photos from the Navy’s top photojournalists / by Howard Carter

CAPTAIN’S LOCKER
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