Photo #: 80-G-K-14162 (Color) USS New Mexico (BB-40) Ship's 5"/25 battery prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan, 15 June 1944. Note time-fuze setters on the left side of each gun mount, each holding three "fixed" rounds of ammunition; barrels of 20mm machine guns at the extreme right; and triple 14"/50 guns in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 129KB; 585 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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30 October 2000