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NH 78047 USS Florida (BB-30)

Photo #: NH 78047 USS Florida (BB-30)
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Description: Loading drill on one of the ship's 5/51 secondary battery guns, 1915. Note projectile, bagged powder charge, rammer, opened gun breech mechanism, sighting telescope on left side of gun, and telephone talker standing near the gun. Also note that one of the guncrewmen has bare feet. Collection of Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, USN, 1962. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
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