Photo #: 80-G-K-13571 (Color) Crew of a 3"/50 Dual-Purpose Gun In action during gunnery practice on board a motor minesweeper (YMS), prior to June 1944. The gun has just fired, and is ejecting the spent cartridge casing. Note the "hot shell man" at left, wearing asbestos gloves to catch the casing. An ammunition handler is standing nearby, ready to load a fresh round. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 79KB; 900 x 745 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Image Posted 26 March 2010