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The WWII Ship That Exploded on Camera: SS John BurkeWatch Shinano: Yamato’s Giant Sister Sunk on Her First Voyage in WWIIWatch HMS Barham Explosion Caught on Camera in WW2Watch

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The WWII Ship That Exploded on Camera: SS John BurkeRead Article Shinano: Yamato’s Giant Sister Sunk on Her First Voyage in WWIIRead Article HMS Barham: The Battleship Explosion Caught on CameraRead Article

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Mudros 1918: The Ships, the Harbor and the NegotiatorsExplore Suez 1956: The Invasion, Port Said and the Long WithdrawalExplore Battle off Samar: The U.S. Escort Ships That Faced Japan’s BattleshipsExplore USS Hornet’s Last Battle: Santa Cruz, October 26, 1942Explore Battle of Leyte Gulf: Four Days That Crippled Japan's NavyExplore Leyte, October 20: Back on Philippine SoilExplore Thirteen Days on the Edge: The Cuban Missile Crisis in PhotographsExplore Bismarck’s Last Voyage: From the Fjord to the Final BattleExplore Titanic in Photographs: Building, Rescue and the Wait for NewsExplore