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Big Guns Fire into History

Looking forwad as the 16 inch guns fire from a battleship
Description: Painting, Watercolor on Paper; by Chip Beck; 1991; Framed Dimensions 23H X 30W
Accession #: 91-159-J
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The 16 inch guns of USS Missouri open up the ground war by firing against Falaga Island and into Kuwait in what may turn out to be the last combat engagement of the battleships in the century, perhaps in history.

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  • Art
Wars & Conflicts
  • Persian Gulf War 1990-1991
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