February 1962 Proceedings Magazine: United States Naval Institute

February 1962 Proceedings Magazine: United States Naval Institute

Proceedings Highland Light, the Naval Academy's powerful ocean-racing cutter, on the port tack in Chesapeake Bay. Painting by William
Archibald.

February, 1962

VOLUME 88, NUMBER 2, WHOLE NO. 708

A "Wet" Navy and a "Dry" Navy? 19

By Capt. W. C. Fortune, USN

New Weapons with NATO Nameplates 26

By Cdr. George Cornelius, USN

Tarawa: The Tide that Failed 38

By Patrick L. McKiernan

The Atom, the Navy, and Limited War 50

By Capt. George L. Raring, USN

Shoreside Checkout for Seagoing Destroyer Officers 58

By Lt. H. H. Sacks, USN

Navy's "In-House" Research Laboratories . . . . 68

By Capt. C. 0. Holmquist, USN, and R. S. Greenbaum

Flags of Convenience: Maritime Dilemma . . 76

By Capt. Ira Dye, USN

Sailors in the Navy (Pictorial)

Text by Alfred F. Loomis. Photographs by Robert deGast

88

Comment and Discussion 107

Book Reviews 120

Professional Reading 128

Professional Notes 138

The Clipperton Operation 170

Secretary's Notes 173

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Board of Control

PRESIDENT

Admiral George W. Anderson, U. S. Navy

VICE-PRESIDENT

Rear Admiral John F. Davidson, U. S. Navy

SECRETARY-TREASURER

Commander William M. A. Greene, U. S. Navy

DIRECTORS

Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie, U. S. Navy

Vice Admiral James A. Hirshfield, U. S. Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Paul D. Stroop, U. S. Navy Brigadier General B. A. Hochmuth, U. S., Marine Corps

Captain Jack A. Obermeyer, U. S. Navy Captain John S. Schmidt, U. S. Navy

Past Presidents

Admiral David D. Porter 1873

Rear Admiral John L. Worden 1874

Rear Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers 1875-78, 1882-83 Commodore Foxhall A. Parker 1878-79

Rear Admiral John Rodgers 1879-82

Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins 1883-85 Rear Admiral Edward Simpson 1885-87 Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce 1887-98 Rear Admiral Wm. T. Sampson 1898-1902

Rear Admiral H. C. Taylor 1902-1904 Rear Admiral C. F. Goodrich 1904-1909

Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright 1909-11 Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske 1911-23 Vice Admiral William L. Rodgers 1923-24 Admiral Henry B. Wilson 1924-26

Admiral Hilary P. Jones 1926-28

Rear Admiral Edward W. Eberle 1928-29 Admiral S. S. Robison 1929-31

Rear Admiral M. L. Bristol 1931-33

Admiral William H. Standley 1933-35 Admiral David Foote Sellers 1935-37 Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy 1937-40 Admiral H. R. Stark 1940-42

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1942-43, 1946-48 Fleet Admiral E. J. King 1943-46

Admiral Louis E. Denfeld 1948-50 Admiral Robert B. Carney 1950-52,1954-56 Admiral William M. Fechteler 1952-54 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke 1956-59, 1960-61 Admiral Jerauld Wright 1959-60

Staff

EDITOR

CDR William M. A. Greene, U. S. Navy

MANAGING EDITOR

Roger C. Taylor

DEPARTMENTS

PROCEEDINGS

Editor

CWO Earl E. Smith, U. S. Navy (Ret.)

Assistant Editor

CWO Fred Stolley, U. S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Editorial Assistant Katherine McInnis

Associate Editors

'CAPT Harry B. Hahn, U. S. Navy Prof. C. P. Lemieux, USNA

BOOKS

Editor

LCDR Arnold S. Lott, U. S. Navy (Ret.)

Editorial Assistants Dorothy Williams

Joyce Atwood

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Editor

Frank Uhlig, Jr.

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