Sea Classics Back Issues 2026

Sea Classics April 2026

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FEATURES:

FINAL VOYAGE OF RMS RHONE
This sleek steamer would meet its end just yards from safety / by Art Rogers

AFFAIR OF THE WATER WITCH
How a US Navy paddle wheel gunboat nearly caused a South American war before going on to serve with both sides during the Civil War / by Robert Thompson

WAR OF THE BOY SAILOR
Enlisting in the Navy and becoming a gunner aboard USS South Dakota, Calvin Graham had just one problem — he was only twelve years-old! / by Leslie Warren

DAZZLING THE ENEMY During WWI, the US Navy used top artists to create imaginative paint schemes that would help camouflage ships from the attention of marauding U-Boats / by Rod Elmsdorf

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
The new project to recover a US Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo-bomber

INTEL FILE
Can today’s Royal Navy be an effective fighting partner for the US Navy? / by Randall Brink

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

Cover of Sea Classics Magazine April 2026 featuring the U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Virginia surfaced in calm coastal waters with crew members standing on the deck and sail. Bold yellow headlines promote stories about the first U.S. Navy submarine kill since World War II, World War I dazzle camouflage, naval operations in the Iran war, the final voyage of RMS Rhone, and the Civil War-era gunboat Water Witch. The magazine’s logo appears prominently at the top with a U.S. Navy 250th anniversary emblem near the lower right corner.

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