The 1861 Nautical Magazine focuses especially on Japan, but includes articles on British ports and statistics on lifeboats and wrecks.

The 1865 Nautical Magazine includes updates on international cable projects, reports from Australasia and news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

The 1861 Nautical Magazine includes reports on China and Japan, geology, eclipses and a tsunami, and the French navy.

The 1868 Nautical Magazine includes coverage of the Pacific region, a tsunami and possible climate impacts of deforestation and pollution.

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

The 1863 Nautical Magazine features South-East Asia and Australia, and reports progress on the Suez Canal and the transatlantic cable.