Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 166:  National Maritime Awards Dinner and Invitational Marine Art Exhibition The National Coast Guard Museum Association joins NMHS for the 2019 gala, honoring those whose work in service to the country and…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 165:    Into the Lifeboats: Abandoning the Packet Ship John Rutledge by Brian Murphy 150 people were aboard the packet ship John Rutledge when it smashed into an iceberg in February 1856….

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 164:    The National Maritime Historical Society Annual Awards Dinner, 2018 by Julia Church NMHS will recognize the contributions of three exceptional award recipients this October in New York City for their…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 163:   First Lady Harriet Rebecca Lane and the Cutters That Have Borne Her Name by William H. Thiesen Harriet Lane was known and admired for the ease and grace with which…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 162:   Rediscovering USS Ward’s Namesake: James Harmon Ward, USN by James H. Bruns In December, Paul Allen announced that his expedition had located USS Ward, the destroyer that fired the first…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 161:   The 11th Maritime Heritage Conference by Burchenal Green The National Maritime Alliance is joining forces with the National Maritime Historical Society, Tall Ships America, and the Steamship Historical Society of…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 160:   Collision in the Narrows: the 1917 Halifax Harbor Explosion by Roger Marsters The most powerful man-made explosion before the Atomic Age came with little warning on a cold December morning in…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 159:   At War Before the War—SS City of Flint’s Ordeal Under the Nazi Flag by Dr. Donald E. Willett In 1939, before the US joined WWII, the crew of SS City…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 158:   Storis’s Legacy: How a Decommissioned Ship Inspired a Movement by K. Denise Rucker Krepp The fate of the historic Coast Guard Cutter Storis, scrapped overseas despite a bid from a…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 157: Cutterman Frank Newcomb and the Rescue of USS Winslow, by William H. Thiesen When the United States declared war on Spain in the spring of 1898, US Revenue Cutter Service Lt….

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 156:   The National Maritime Historical Society Annual Awards Dinner, 2016 NMHS will recognize the contributions of two very special honorees this October and pay tribute to the late Peter Stanford, long-time editor…

Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 155:    Fair Winds, Peter (1927–2016) by Shelley Reid The National Maritime Historical Society and the maritime heritage community at large remember our president emeritus and long-time editor of Sea History, Peter…