Photo #: NH 104045
USS Caperton (DD-650)
Lays a smoke screen during Atlantic Fleet maneuvers, 1956.
The original print, dated 11 September 1956, carries the following
caption: "Most effective in World War II the smoke screen
obscured the views of opponents gun and torpedo directors. Since
radar is now widely used, the smoke screen has less use except
in very close in engagements or in air attacks by small planes
without radar."
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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