Men's Pictorial, October 1957

About this issue

This October 1957 men's magazine issue contains several articles and advertisements addressing practical concerns for its target readership. The primary featured article, "The Error That Sank a Battleship" by Jerome K. Thayer, examines a historical maritime disaster involving H.M.S. Victoria, a British first-class battleship that sank in peacetime under command of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. The article details the Victoria's specifications—370 feet long, 10,470 tons displacement, equipped with twin sixteen-inch guns and advanced armor plating—and describes how an inexplicable command error resulted in hundreds of deaths. The issue includes instructional material on careers in radio-television repair and education opportunities through various correspondence schools, alongside product advertisements including hair-loss treatments and trade-skill training programs.