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80-G-K-15382 5"/38 guns

5"/38 guns
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Title: 5"/38 guns
Caption: Firing in gunnery practice, on board an "Essex" class aircraft carrier in the Pacific, circa 1944-1945. Note 40mm gun barrels in foreground, also firing, and manned 20mm flight deck gallery beyond.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-15382
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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