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ON THE COVER:
Magnificent view of USS Missouri(BB-63) fresh from Victory over Japan as the battleship steams toward New York City during October 1945. The crewmen are paraded at quarters as the huge warrior prepares to participate in the Navy Day Fleet Review. (USN)

OTHER FEATURES:

GERMANY’S RACE FOR THE BLUE RIBAND
How Bremen and Europa became the greyhounds of the Pacific as part of the Nazis’ desire to top all forms of technology / by David Reed

HIDDEN IN THE NESTS
How the Mothball Fleets preserved our surviving Battleships, Liberties, and Victories / by Nicholas A. Veronico

MIDWAY: WHO FIRED FIRST?
Plagued by defective torpedoes, the USS Nautilus could have made the victory at Midway even more decisive but the “cruiser” submarine would go on to cover herself with glory / by Doug Mears

PERILS OF THE PERIAUGER
The early days of passenger ferries in New York were not for the faint of heart / by Pamela Lewis

MUSEUM NEWS
Help preserve the USCGC Ingham

INTEL FILE
Is the RMS Queen Mary threatened with extinction?

YOUR NAVY
More great images from the USN’s top photojournalists / by Howard Carter

LOST AT SEA
More ships whose sailing days are over / by Susan Duprey