ON THE COVER:
Assault Wave Cox’n is a 1944 watercolor on paper painting by Dwight C. Shepler. The landing craft coxswain was the symbol and fiber of the amphibious force. Exposed to enemy fire as he steered his craft to shore, the lives of 36 infantrymen in his small LCVP were his responsibility — if he failed in his mission of landing these troops then the strategy of admirals went for naught; the bombardment of a naval force alone could never gain a foothold on the hostile and contested shore. Prairie boy or city lad, the coxswain became a paragon of courageous determination and seamanship. (NHHC)

FEATURES:

WAR OF THE DANCING MOUSE
The gallant captain and crew of the USS Edsall took on what appeared to be the entire Imperial Japanese Navy in a blazing gun battle that could have only one ending / by Samuel J. Cox

SHIP OF LOST SOULS
The 1911 disappearance of the SS Yongala, its crew, and all passengers during a raging cyclone along with the 1958 discovery of the wreck and the mystery of a modern-day murder / by Simon Reese

GLORIOUS CELEBRATION
As part of our year-long tribute to the 250th anniversary of the US Navy, we present a selection of historic art works held by the service / by Rod Elmsdorf

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
Nautical preservation updates from around the world

INTEL FILE
Discovery of the USS Bonefish, two US Navy destroyers, and a Japanese cargo ship

LOST AT SEA
More ships that have completed their final sailings / by Susan Duprey

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

CAPTAIN’S LOCKER
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