ON THE COVER:
For its day, the USS Scorpion was a potent weapon. The Skipjackclass
of nuclear subs could travel at over 30-knots and had six 21-inch torpedo
tubes capable of firing everything from WWII-vintage Mark 14 torpedoes
up to the first versions of the multi-purpose Mark 48. When the Scorpion
disappeared in 1968, the Navy panicked — could the sub have been a victim of the Soviets?

FEATURES:

VERSATILE BUT UNAPPRECIATED
The production of 500 Victory Ships played a significant role in
America winning the Second World War. After that conflict, many
sailed on but in entirely new and often unusual roles /
by Michael J. Martin

MYSTERY OF THE MISSING SUBMARINES
The Vietnam War and social unrest were plaguing most of the civilized world during 1968 but that year would also see the mysterious loss of four combat-ready submarines in events that still haunt the naval community / by Leslie Grayson

“DESTROY THE LAE CONVOY!”
In order to invade Australia, Japanese commanders knew that their vital bases in New Guinea needed to be heavily re-supplied but
American airpower had other ideas and for the first time in history, land-based aircraft destroyed an enemy fleet / by Kelly Bell

THEIR GUNS WERE ALWAYS READY
When communist forces unexpectedly poured into South Korea during 1950, the USS Missouri was the only American battleship not held in reserve. In a matter of weeks, the Mighty Mo was steaming towards the war zone to offer vitally needed fire power / by James Thompson

MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER

MUSEUM NEWS
Updates from maritime museums around the globe

INTEL FILE
Newsworthy nautical happenings

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

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

SEA MAIL
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