Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

When you're in command, command.

The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.

The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.