Photo #: NH 96811
USS Missouri (BB-63)
Forward turret fires a 16-inch shell at enemy forces attacking
Hungnam, North Korea, during a night bombardment in December
1950. In the background, LSMRs are firing rockets, with both
ends of the trajectory visible.
This is a composite image, made with two negatives taken only
a few minutes apart.
Photograph is dated 28 December 1950, but was probably taken
on 23-24 December.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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