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Photo #: NH 104530

Pacific Fleet Target Practice
, circa fall 1910

Shells splashing astern of an armored cruiser.
The ship seen is either USS California (Armored Cruiser # 6) or USS South Dakota (Armored Cruiser # 9).
Probably photographed from USS West Virginia (Armored Cruiser # 5).

Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired), who was a Midshipman in USS West Virginia at the time this image was made. Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.

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Image posted 7 January 2007