ON THE COVER:
This oil painting by Bernard F. Gribble was done in 1928 and it depicts
the Arrival of the American Fleet off Scapa Flow — December 1917 as
dozens of sailors cheer the arrival of the Americans. Courtesy US Navy

FEATURES:

HIT ‘EM HARDER
This heroic submarine and its crew became known as Japanese “Destroyer Killers” but fame would come at a horrible price / by Robert Lawton

MEETING IN THE FOG
Before the advent of radar, the massive ore freighters that plied the Great Lakes had to take every precaution when entering the thick fog
banks that could plague the area / by Will Hartford

HUNT FOR THE LION OF AFRICA
How one man carried out his own private war against the Germans in East Africa and how it would lead to the destruction of a prized cruiser / by Kelly Bell

NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
How three out of four historic vessels have met an unpleasant fate / by Roger Cain

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
Updates from maritime museums around the globe

INTEL FILE
The latest on Fat Leonard and how the US Navy scandal just keeps on growing

LOST AT SEA
Our popular department on ships whose sailing days are definitely over / by Susan Duprey

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

SEA MAIL
News and views from the readers of Sea Classics