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80-G-47015 USS Missouri (BB-63)

Photo #: 80-G-47015 USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Description: Firing a six-gun salvo from her forward 16/50 gun turrets, during her shakedown, circa August 1944. Note six 16-inch projectiles in the air at right, and concussion effect on the water alongside the ship. Photographed by Arthur Stratham. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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