ON THE COVER:
The drama and difficulty of convoy duty in the North Atlantic is portrayed in this painting from the Naval History and Heritage Command.

FEATURES:

SAVING ROYAL SAVAGE
Conserving the remains of an historically important ship from the Revolutionary War — a vessel that fought for the British and the Americans / by Clifford L.H. Davis

MYSTERY OF ROUSE SIMMONS
How a beloved schooner nick-named the “Christmas Tree Ship” simply disappeared only to be discovered by chance decades later / by James Richmond

REBURIAL OF JOHN PAUL JONES
Well over a century after his death, the body of one of America’s first naval heroes was returned to the United States / by Adam Stanton

HOBSON’S WAR
After fighting through the war in the Atlantic and Pacific, this heroic destroyer would be involved in one of the US Navy’s worst noncombat accidents / by Greg Wilson

ART OF THE SILENT SERVICE
During 1943, two famous American artists were assigned to go aboard submarines and record daily life of the “Silent Service” / by Rod Elmsdorf

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
Checking out the contents of the Titanic warehouse

INTEL FILE
The search for Lake Michigan’s lost steamer and how it was discovered

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

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