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World War II
August 25, 2004
William B. Allmon |
USS Liscome Bay As the escort carrier Liscome Bay turned to launch its aircraft off Makin Atoll on November 24, 1943, Lt. Cmdr. Sunao Tabata of I-175 found himself presented with a target that submariners dream of.   |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Josh Harkinson |
What Went Wrong: Lake George Disaster When 47 senior citizens boarded the Ethan Allen in upstate New York, the afternoon was ideal for a boat tour. An unstable vessel and an ill-timed wake caused it to end in tragedy. |
World War II
Donald J. Young |
West Coast War Zone For a week in December 1941, Japanese submarines prowled the U.S. Pacific coastline, searching for merchant ships to sink. |
Geotimes
August 2006 |
Summer Roadtrip: Ferrying Through the Inside Passage In case you think "boat" and "roadtrip" don't mix, you should learn about the Alaska Marine Highway. Glaciers are one of the first things to notice along your trek southward along Alaska's Inside Passage. |
National Defense
March 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program. |
World War II
June 2005
Walter Hassell |
USS Lexington: Walter Hassell Recalls the Torpedo Attack That Ended Lady Lex Unlike the flight crews, who had performed so well and valiantly, the ground crew and ship's company had been but spectators in the war. All this was to change. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2008
Dan Koeppel |
World's Fastest Superliner Awaits Rebirth--or the Scrap Yard Although she has not sailed under her own power for nearly four decades, the SS United States has survived. Will the ship be restored, or scrapped? |
National Defense
March 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Underway with the USCG Mellon While helicopter operations are familiar to U.S. Coast Guard vessels, more than just guns are added to the equation when they are armed |
CIO
June 15, 2004
Todd Datz |
All Hands on Tech Designing an IT system from scratch can be both daunting and thrilling. Now imagine building IT remotely for the world's newest, biggest ship. The story of how IT supports the Queen Mary 2, a veritable floating city. |
National Defense
March 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Commercial Ferries Paving Way For Joint High Speed Vessel For insight into how a forthcoming joint high speed vessel might be employed by the Marine Corps, one can look at how leathernecks in Third Marine Expeditionary Force are operating the leased High Speed Vessel WestPac Express. |
National Defense
September 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: 'Grueling but Manageable' The Navy will soon decide which version of the Littoral Combat Ship it will buy. Selecting the ship model, however, is only the beginning of what could be a long, arduous adjustment for sailors who will be serving aboard these new vessels. |
Civil War Times
December 2004
Olav Thulesius |
USS Monitor: The Crew Took Great Pride in Serving on the Famous Ship The crew of Swedish Inventor John Ericsson's USS Monitor took great pride in serving on the renowned 'cheese box on a raft.' |
America's Civil War
Glenn F. Williams |
Uncle Sam's Webfeet Organization and training were essential to coordinate the activities of the hundreds of men who crewed a Union man-of-war. |
Salon.com
June 16, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Out of the Blue: The delinquent-flier upgrade Like high-altitude ninjas, they abandon the crowded coach cabin for an unoccupied seat in first class. |
Scientific American
July 2008
Mark Fischetti |
Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World Large cruise ships typically host 1,800 passengers or more, plus 800 staff. Remarkably, many of these massive structures - three football fields long and 14 stories high - can deftly turn on a dime, spin 360 degrees, even mosey sideways. |
Science News
May 27, 2006 |
Timeline: From the May 23, 1936, Issue Seaworthiness of New Ship Insured by Sound Planning |
