ON THE COVER:
The USS Texas suffered significant damage during her time on display at the San Jacinto Memorial not only from the elements but also from gross mismanagement. Over the past couple decades, repair work has been underway to ensure the structural integrity of the historic vessel. In November 2023, it was announced that Galveston would be the new home for the ship. On 4 March 2025, it was revealed that Pier 15 would be the ship’s permanent docking berth but the battleship is still under repair and is only open on Sunday. Texas was the first and oldest of eight battleships that became permanent floating museums. Texas is also one of the oldest modern naval ships, having turned 115 years-old on 12 March 2025.

FEATURES:

MYSTERY OF THE MISSING LIGHT KEEPERS
The final fate of the Flannan Isle lighthouse keepers remains a mystery today. The unusual disappearance was chronicled in a recent major film / by Raymond Oliver

BATTLE OF GALVESTON
In a showdown between the North and the South, Confederate forces utilized two cottonclads to drive Union forces from the Texas port / by Colman Anders

THE OPERATION ALPHABET DISASTER
The tragic loss of the HMS Glorious and the carrier’s destroyer escorts is still a controversial subject — especially since the records
are sealed for 100 years/ by Kelly Bell

GHOSTS OF THE YORKTOWN
The USS Yorktown (CV-5) was sunk during the Battle of Midway in a blaze of glory. This April, an expedition visited the carrier to reveal some astounding details / by Adam Stanton

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
How to visit the battleship USS Wisconsin

INTEL FILE
Global maritime items of interest

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

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