File:Gun going thorough firing tests to prove range, power and accuracy, United States, WWII (23222109664).jpg

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Description Lot-9432-6: Ships Will Strike First. The speed with which America is arming her merchant ships is assurance that she not only will continue to get war materials through to the Allies, but that supplies will flow in increasingly large quantities. U.S. cargo ships are being armed with machine-gun turrets to fight off aircraft and with four and five-inch guns which will enable them to hit first when U-boats are sighted. This series of pictures, made at an Atlantic Coast U.S. port, shows how the arming program is being pushed at top speed. Shown: These guns are given thorough firing tests to prove their range, power and accuracy. The gun in the center nest is undergoing such a test. Office of War Information Photograph, 9-15 April 1942. Original photograph is small. (2015/12/18).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/23222109664 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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