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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

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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Image posted 7 June 2008