Image: 14in shells on deck of USS New Mexico (BB-40) in 1944
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Description: 14-inch (35.6 cm) projectiles on deck of the U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40), while the battleship was replenishing her ammunition supply prior to the invasion of Guam, July 1944. The photograph looks forward on the starboard side, with triple 14"/50 gun turrets at left. Note floater nets stowed atop the turrets.
Title: 14in shells on deck of USS New Mexico (BB-40) in 1944
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14228 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author: USN
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