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ON THE COVER:
Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11 conduct Seaward Continuum of Force dynamic drills in Long Beach Harbor, California, on 23 August as part of the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) Boat University (BU) Advance Course, which is designed to train and qualify sailor to sustain mobilization readiness. (USN/Nelson Doromal)

FEATURES:

THE TIME BOMB OF SHEERNESS SANDS
Sunken WWII Liberty Ship filled with bombs may prove a disaster for the English coast / by Richard Adams

GHOST SHIP OF THE ARCTIC
This crewless steamer prowled the waters of the frozen north for decades / by Thomas Mayerly

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE USS SEAWOLF?Tragic demise of a heroic submarine and its crew / by Fred Roberts

THE BATTLE AT HATTERAS INLET
The US Navy engages in new tactics in this early Civil War battle while also conducting a joint operation with the Union Army / by Kati Engel

THEIR GUNS WERE ALWAYS READY
Continuing our in-depth photographic history of the Iowa-class battleships / by James Thompson

DEPARTMENTS:

MUSEUM NEWS
Displays at Death’s Door Maritime Museum

INTEL FILE
The scandalous story of Fat Leonard and a criminal group of US Navy officers

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

YOUR NAVY
Latest images from the Navy’s top photojournalists / by Howard Carter