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Photo # NH 101079:  USS Rhode Island crew members pose with a record target, displaying eight hits for eight shots fired in 51 seconds, circa 1913

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USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17, later BB-17), 1906-1923 -- On Board and Close Up Views -- Gunnery


This page features views concerning gunnery, taken on board or close to USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17, later BB-17).

For other photographs concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17, later BB-17), 1906-1923.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 101086

    Breech of a large Naval Gun


    Photographed on board a battleship, circa 1913. The ship is probably USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17), and the gun is presumably an 8"/45 or 12"/45.
    Note the name "Emilie" painted on it.

    From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 101083

    USS Rhode Island
    (Battleship # 17)

    Twelve-inch projectiles on deck, ready to be struck below, circa 1913.
    Note the canvas covers used to protect the shells' rotating bands.
    Photographed by Sargent.

    From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 470 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 101085

    USS Rhode Island
    (Battleship # 17)

    Twelve-inch projectiles on deck, before being stowed below, circa 1913.
    Note the man working at the muzzle of a 3"/50 gun in the center middle distance.
    Photographed by Sargent.

    From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 66KB; 465 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 101079

    USS Rhode Island
    (Battleship # 17)

    Crew members pose with a record target, displaying eight hits for eight shots fired in 51 seconds, following Atlantic Fleet gunnery practice, circa 1913.
    Photographed by Sargent.

    From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 475 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 101084

    USS Rhode Island
    (Battleship # 17)

    Crew members repairing short-range gunnery practice targets on the quarterdeck, circa 1913.
    Photographed by Sargent.

    From the album of Francis Sargent; Courtesy of Commander John Condon, 1986.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     


    For other photographs concerning this ship, see:

  • USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17, later BB-17), 1906-1923.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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