The old schooner sat at the pier forlorn and tired with two soldiers holding M1 rifles at the ready, guarding her. The town of Newport, Rhode Island was all abuzz with rumors, “What’s going on down at the dock? Did you see the soldiers? What…
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The flickering of the amber light on the glass panes drew her attention away from her knitting. She placed the half-completed sweater down on her seat as she stood up and walked over to the window to take a closer look at the light. Her…
Lieutenant Commander Lucien B. Green, master of the Training Ship Empire State, ordered the cadet helmsman to alter course and place the bow into the sea. A few moments later, he ordered that the engines be slowed to bare steerageway. He offered a silent prayer…
As war continued to rage in Europe, the United States Navy continued to identify ways to expand its fleet to meet the anticipated needs of involvement in the global conflict. With marching orders from the Navy Department in Washington, D.C., officers of the Third Naval…
Each month, an interesting aspect of the world’s oldest continuous maritime service will be highlighted. The men and women of the United States Coast Guard follow in the fine tradition of the brave mariners who have served before them. As sentinels and saviors of the…
Each month, an interesting aspect of the world’s oldest continuous maritime service will be highlighted. The men and women of the United States Coast Guard follow in the fine tradition of the brave mariners who have served before them. As sentinels and saviors of the…
Eight hours earlier, the S.S. Washington had arrived at her berth in New York Harbor, and after completing her duties, Mrs. Julia Wiedeman was walking down Eleventh Avenue and Twenty-Second Street when suddenly a man leapt out from an alley. Wiedeman froze in her tracks…
The B-29 Superfortress lumbered down the runway at Mitchel Field, its sleek aluminum fuselage radiating in the early afternoon sun on February 15, 1945. Built by Boeing, the B-29 was a critical asset for the United States war effort as Allied forces leap-frogged, island by…
With the War to End All Wars in her wake, the former U.S.S. Northern Pacific, and later U.S.A.T. Northern Pacific, had become too burdensome and expensive for the United States Army to operate and maintain. While she had been one of the fastest troop transports…
Each month, an interesting aspect of the world’s oldest continuous maritime service will be highlighted. The men and women of the United States Coast Guard follow in the fine tradition of the brave mariners who have served before them. As sentinels and saviors of the…