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| Accession Number | 302685 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 8x10", Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 8x10", Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES. 1944. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP USS NEVADA (BB-36) COMING UP ...
Description
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES. 1944. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP USS NEVADA (BB-36) COMING UP THE HUDSON RIVER UPON HER RETURN FROM EUROPEAN OPERATIONS. THE MOST OBVIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF HER RECONSTRUCTION AND MODERNISATION AFTER BEING SALVAGED AT PEARL HARBOUR ARE THE TWIN 5 INCH/38 MARK 31 MOUNTINGS WHICH HAVE REPLACED HER PREVIOUSLY MIXED HIGH ANGLE/LOW ANGLE SECONDARY ARMAMENT AND THE EXTENSION TO HER FUNNEL, ANGLED BACK TO TAKE SMOKE AWAY FROM THE FORWARD CONTROL POSITIONS. THE 5 INCH GUNS ARE CONTROLLED BY FOUR MARK 37 DIRECTORS OF WHICH THREE ARE VISIBLE ON THE BRIDGE, ABREAST THE FUNNEL AND ABAFT THE MAINMAST. MARK 3 FIRE CONTROL RADAR IS FITTED TO THE MAIN ARMAMENT DIRECTORS AT THE HEAD OF EACH TRIPOD MAST. THE LARGE RADAR AERIAL ON THE FOREMAST IS FOR AN SK AIR SEARCH RECEIVER. SG SURFACE SEARCH AERIALS ARE CARRIED THE TOPMASTS. 40 MM BOFORS AA GUNS ARE FITTED AT THE FORWARD AND AFTER ENDS OF THE SUPERSTRUCURE AND 20 MM OERLIKONAA GUNS CAN BE SEEN ABAFT NO 2 14 INCH TURRET. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)