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ON THE COVER:
USS Iowa unleashes a broadside from her nine 16-inch rifles on 15 August 1984 during a firepower demonstration after her latest modernization. (USN)

FEATURES:

ANOTHER DELTA ADVENTURE
Exploring the vast Sacramento Delta for nautical curiosities / by Roger Cain

“THAT DAMNED BLACK LEECH!”
How the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee attempted to stop Union forces from invading Mobile Bay / by Dana M. Wagner

THE LAST LOSS
The USS Bullhead became the last US Navy submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII / by Samuel J. Cox

THEIR GUNS WERE ALWAYS READY
Part One in a photographic history of the Iowa-class battleships / by James Thompson

QUEENS OF THE PACIFIC
The story of the Canadian Pacific White Empress liners and their Pacific routes / by Capt. Francis J. Poole

DEPARTMENTS:

MUSEUM NEWS
Displays at Death’s Door Maritime Museum

INTEL FILE
The discovery of the USS Samuel B. Roberts at a depth of over 20,000 feet

LOST AT SEA
More doomed ships across the world / by Susan Duprey

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