Topic Set sometime during the Battle of the Atlantic, U.S. Navy Commander George Krause assumes his first command aboard the fictional Mahan-class destroyer, USS Keeling.
Tag: fiction
Book Review: Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole
Plot [No Spoilers] After barely surviving a botched law enforcement operation while attempting to de-escalate a territorial dispute between American and Chinese miners on the
The Naval Vessel Vs. The Lighthouse Urban Legend
Here is an overused and fairly cliched urban legend that I have heard told in numerous variations throughout the years, usually to gullible newbie sailors
Shipboard Snipe Hunts
Sailors love to play practical jokes on each other. This includes sending green sailors off on “snipe hunts” for non-existent items. I suspect that some
Book Review – The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Published in 1951, Herman Wouk’s The Caine Mutiny is set aboard the fictional USS Caine, a destroyer-minesweeper assigned to the Pacific Fleet in WWII. Plot
Book Review – Das Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Published in 1973, Das Boot (The Boat) is a fictionalized autobiographical account of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s experiences as a war correspondent aboard the German U-boat, U-96,
Fair Winds & Following Seas 