The 1869 Nautical Magazine reports the completion of the Suez Canal and the Pacific Railroad and a proposed Channel Tunnel.

The 1870 Nautical Magazine, the last volume edited by Rear-Admiral Becher, focuses on the Suez Canal, Australia and Canada.

The 1867 Nautical Magazine describes volcanos, hurricanes, icebergs and shipwrecks, a transatlantic yacht race and a new route to China.