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    17 Images of Warships Before Their Final Missions

    From Yamato's one-way sortie to Indianapolis's tragic return, explore 17 warships on the eve of their last missions.

    Before satellite tracking and heat-seeking everything, warships sailed on reputation, nerve, and a little luck. Their “final missions” weren’t always trumpets-and-confetti send-offs; sometimes they were desperate sorties, sometimes grim chases, sometimes the quiet last day at anchor before history snapped…