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...Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy, was towed out to sea to begin the parade by escorting the other Tall Ships into the harbor. As she re-entered the harbor at the head of the procession, an artillery salute in her honor was fired from the shore. The artillery also fired salutes to several of the other Tall Ships as they entered the harbor...
...poked stealthily toward the Union ships blockading Charleston harbor on the night of Feb. 17, 1864, and rammed a harpoon-like torpedo into the U.S.S. Housatonic. Then, as the Hunley backed away under the power of its hand-cranked propeller, it triggered the torpedo's charge, sinking the Yankee warship in about three minutes. It was the first enemy ship ever lost to a submarine. But Rebel jubilation was fleeting. Minutes later the Hunley unexpectedly sank, creating a mystery that has endured to this...
...whose behalf they might have acted. It had been suspected for a long time that the Libyans might have been acting for someone else, and Iran had always been the prime suspect." Behbahani suggested that the attack was a retaliation for the mistaken shooting down by a U.S. warship of an Iranian airliner earlier in 1988. "The question remains whether he'll be able to prove these allegations," says Dowell. "There's always the question of whether he's selling that story to make himself more attractive to the U.S. in his quest for asylum here...
While it was commendable that TIME published an article on a woman who commands a Navy warship, it was unfortunate that no mention was made of how Commander Kathleen McGrath developed the self-esteem, confidence and leadership skills to be selected for the position in the male-dominated military. It would have been more enlightening than the subject of toilet modifications. PATRICIA KUBUS LOCK Nicholson...
...have prepared her to sail on a support vessel--one of the tenders, oilers and suppliers that women were then confined to. But she was already setting her sights higher. After sailing out of Yokosuka on a visiting frigate, McGrath was more determined than ever to serve on a warship. "It was a lot more fun, like driving a sports car," she says. "They go fast, handle better, and they're sexy and glamorous...