ON THE COVER:
Two of the weapons that won the Second World War. The mighty Landing Ship Tank (LST) and the Sherman main battle tank contributed to America’s success in defeating the Axis. (USN).

FEATURES:

SUGAR BOAT AT WAR
Designed during the Great War, these submarines would go on to see service in WWII and prove to be a valuable US Navy resource / by Miles Lombard

RECKLESS AND PERSECUTION
The airfields of New Guinea had to be seized from the Japanese and combined US  Navy and US Army operations would not only destroy the enemy but also provide the stepping stones towards the Home Islands / by Adam Bisno

ASIA’S TITANIC
Not even four decades ago, the worst passenger carrying ship disaster of the 20th Century took place. Today, the event is basically forgotten but the reasons for the tragedy are still in place / by Hector Abad

THEIR GUNS WERE ALWAYS READY
This issue concludes our photographic history of the mighty Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri / by James Thompson

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
An amazing artifact off the coast of South Australia

INTEL FILE
How a rusting relic from World War Two and the Vietnam War is keeping communist China at bay

LOST AT SEA
Just because a vessel has been granted the title of “museum ship” does not mean it will survive. We look at some doomed ships that had been slated for preservation / 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