Sea Classics

Appalled by the poor state of gunnery accuracy evidenced by the sea battles of the Spanish-American War, President Teddy Roosevelt gave Bill Sims the daunting task of teaching the U.S. Navy how to shoot! The end of the Civil War marked the beginning...

A VOYAGE TO ABADAN The True Saga of USMs Desperate Requirement to Send Academy Cadets Off to War Before Their Schooling Was Completed. By Bill Jopes 148 Ppgs, Pix, 5.5"x 8.5" Softback. ISBN 0-7388-0625-0 - $15.00. (502) 742-2232; www.xlibris.com/avoyagetoabadan.html...

Few accidents can imperil a ship as drastically as a grounding on an inhospitable shore. The USS OMAHA's (CL-4) promising career almost came to an abrupt end when she suddenly found herself left high and dry. The year was 1937 the United States was reeling...

The most crucial naval battle of World War I is still a topic of intense debate by naval enthusiasts. The roots of World War I were buried deep in the nineteenth century. As early as 1860, King William I of Prussia announced: "The Prussian Army will,...

S.O.S...SAVE OUR SHIPS I wish Sea Classics would play a more proactive role in saving endangered historic ships scattered about the nation's waterways. It is fine to print press releases from Mystic Seaport touting its Field Days where children can make...

Few other states have had as many naval ships bear its proud name as the 7th colony to join the United States - Maryland. On 10 August 1991, there was christened at the General Dynamics Corporation's Electric Boat Division at Groton, Connecticut, the...