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NH 106065 "Cleaning the big guns"

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Title: "Cleaning the big guns"
Description: Photo #: NH 106065 Cleaning the big guns Crew members polishing the muzzles and tompions of the forward turret 12/40 guns on a Maine class battleship, circa 1907-1908. This view may have been taken during the Great White Fleet World cruise, and the ship may be USS Ohio (Battleship # 12), as it comes from a series of photographs that include several directly identified as having been taken on her. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 106065
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