302568
Photograph 302568 Period 1930-1939PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER USS CHICAGO (CA-29) AS SHE APPEARED PREWAR. ONLY FOUR 5 INCH/25 AA GUNS ARE MOUNTED. THE MARK 24 DIRECTOR FOR THE 8 INCH/55 GUNS IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST WITH
302628 Accession Number: 302628
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER USS HOUSTON (CA-30) AS SHE APPEARED BEFORE WORLD WAR 2. THE MARK 24 DIRECTOR FOR THE 8 INCH/55 GUNS IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST WITH THE FIRE CONTROL CONTROL STATION IMMEDIATELY BELOW. A 12 FOOT RANGE FINDER IS SITED ABOVE THE BRIDGE. THERE IS A SECONDARY FIRE CONTROL POSITION ABAFT THE SECOND FUNNEL. NOTE THE SEARCHLIGHTS ON THE MAINMAST. A CONTROL POSITION FOR THEM AND THE TORPEDO TUBES WAS SITUATED IN THE DECKHOUSE BENEATH THE MAST. NOTE THE CATAPULT AMIDSHIPS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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302628
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Format: 8x10"
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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