Arrangement of Guns on Naval Vessels
Illustation of the typical arrangement of guns on a WWII battleship, cruiser, and destroyer from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May, 1944:...
View ArticleRussian Battleship Sevastopol
Details and illustrations from a U.S. Naval Intelligence 1943 report on the Russian battleship Sevastopol: BATTLESHIP SEVASTOPOL GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Date laid down: 1909. Date commissioned: 1915....
View ArticleSpeaking of Antennas…
Detailed breakdown of the communication and radar antennas mounted on the USS Yorktown from the Feb. 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval...
View ArticleTidewater Tillie Tames Two
Two attacks of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” from the 2nd Antisubmarine Squadron on German U-boats from Monthly Intelligence Report, No. 3, Army Air Forces, Antisubmarine Command, March 1943: TIDEWATER...
View ArticleYour Battleship and Her Requirements
Your Battleship and Her Requirements: (Newsmap, May 1944) To Build a Battleship:2,500,000 man hours for design—30,000,000 man hours for constructionUp to 6,250 shipbuilders for 3½ years348,000 lbs....
View ArticleNaval Aviators
The naval aviators who are striking out at the enemy today were the cadets of yesterday. They are always willing to learn and are quick to profit from the mistakes of others. (Naval Aviation News,...
View Article40mm Twin Mount and Crew
40mm twin mount and operating crew, from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944. 40mm twin mount and operating crew.
View ArticleNaval Twin 5-Inch Turret
Details of the twin mount 5-inch/38 cal. naval gun from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.) Enclosed twin mount and handling room;...
View ArticleMark 24 Naval Gun Mount
Illustration of the Mark 24 3"/50 cal. naval gun mount from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944. 3"/50 cal. gun and Mark 24 mount.
View ArticleNaval 3-Inch Mark 21 Mount
Left and right-side views of the Mark 21 mount for the 3-inch/50 cal. naval gun from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944. The 3-inch/50...
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