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Vol. XXXV No. 19 ……. Cover: Despite the absence of old time sails and rigging, the modern sailor must still know his knots. Here is one of the new recruits getting his first taste of seamanship at the Naval Training Station, San Diego, California. ……. Articles inside this issue: … Traditions of the Navy by C. W. Windas ….. Our Naval Views and Comments by The Editor ….. Naval Strategy in Today’s War – The Battleship Continues to Hold Its Own Against Every New Weapon of Naval Warfare. By Fletcher Pratt ….. Introducing “Betsy” the Pride of the Henderson By Gordon L. Evans ….. Me and McDuffy – The Story of the Bellingham’s Amazing Spy Mystery. By Ervine Helm ….. Presidential Cruise – Aboard USS Tuscaloosa ….. Sailor’s Snapshots ( Prize winning photos by Sailors ) By Bob White ….. Scuttlebutt Scandals by Bozo ….. Sea Power in the Pacific – A Critical Analysis of the Strength and Weakness of Japan’s Navy. By Donald W. Mitchell ….. “Remember the Maine” By C. M. Litteljohn ….. D’Ja Ever See the Like – The Story of a Most Unusual Ship. By Charles D. White ….. New Requirements for Enlistment ….. Defense Against Aircraft by Jay Launer ….. Planes and Pilots by Lillian Thomas ….. Roundup on the War – Military and Naval Aspects of the European Situation. By Fletcher Pratt ….. Naval Cancels and Cachets by Marshall R. Hall ….. Salt Shakers by Walt Munson ….. Bulletin Board of Naval Interest ….. New Academy Superintendent ….. Assignment of Enlisted Personnel To New Construction ….. New Bills in Congress ….. Looking ‘Em Over by Harry Dwyer ….. New CPO Appointments ….. Personnel Information ….. Notes of Interest ….. Admiral Woodward Retires ….. Your Hawaiian Reporter by Skip Helm ….. The Skipper and the Boot by Jack Watson … USS Relief on Third Cover