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Photo #: NH 99611
USS Aroostook (CM-3)
Ship's forward 3"/50 gun firing during gunnery practice,
circa the later 1920s.
Note: men holding canvas to catch ejected shells; smoke coming
from the gun's breech; awning frames erected over Aroostook's
foredeck.
Collection of Lieutenant Oscar W. Levy, USN (Supply Corps), Retired.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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