ON THE COVER:
Magnificent portrait of HMS Rodney as the ship steams with her battle group. Rodney was one of two Nelson-class battleships for the Royal Navy and on 27 May 1941 she engaged the Bismarck. (Royal Navy)

FEATURES:

SCOTCH CAP LIGHT VS. THE TSUNAMI
Stationed in the remote Aleutians, this lighthouse warned mariners of a treacherous stretch of water but a massive tsunami would spell doom for the lighthouse and its USCG crew / by Marshall Wainwright

THE PHANTOM FLEET
With the formation of the Tenth Fleet, the war on Hitler’s U-Boats took a giant leap forward / by Ken J. Hobin

MYSTERY OF DORADO’S LAST VOYAGE
Heading to the Panama Canal, this new submarine simply disappeared. Was it a victim of the Germans or “friendly fire?” / by Ray Barker

THEIR GUNS WERE ALWAYS READY
The second installment in our photographic salute to the USS New Jersey / by James Thompson

“HER LOSS REMAINS UNKNOWN”
The collier USS Cyclops was voyaging through an area that would become known as the Bermuda Triangle during WWI when all communication was lost / by Marshall Wainwright

DEPARTMENTS:

MUSEUM NEWS
An unusual find illustrates maritime life millions of years ago

INTEL FILE
News of interest to the readers of Sea Classics

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

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

SEA MAIL
Thoughts and opinions from Sea Classics readers