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The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turret No. 2 while underway. This is the last firing of the vessel's guns prior to its decommissioning

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turret No. 1 while underway. This is the last firing of the vessel's guns prior to its decommissioning

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turret No. 1 while underway. This is the last firing of the vessel's guns prior to its decommissioning

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires the center Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 2 turret. The projectile is the 1,000th round fired by the IOWAs 16-inch guns since the ship was recommissioned

A salvo is fired from the No. 1 and No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turrets during gunnery training aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires a round from its No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret

The battleship WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to port during sea trials

A No. 2 turret Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired off the starboard side of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires a round from its No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turret No. 2 while underway. This is the last firing of the vessel's guns prior to its decommissioning

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Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bruce M. Morris

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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28/05/1991
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