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Photo #: NH 51280
First Test of Radar on Board Ship
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's 200 megacycle radar equipment
on USS Leary (DD-158) in April 1937.
The radar antenna was mounted on the barrel of one of the ship's
4"/50 guns (visible at right), allowing it to be trained
in azimuth and elevation.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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