USS MISSOURI SHELLS Japanese MAINLAND, AMMUNITION HANDLING Part 2

Description

1) LS-DA Main battery of USS MISSOURI trained out to port & firing.2) LS USS WISCONSIN fires main battery, rear view.3) LS-MS-CU Marine orderlies hang admiral"s uniforms on railing.4) MS Through peen-hole in main fire control, Cdr. Byrd orders: "commence firing"-SV.5) LS Cdr. Byrd enters armored fire control station & peep-hole uncovers.6) MS CVL refueling from same AO as the USS MIRROURI-SV.7) MS Men handle 16" shells on deck.8) MS 16" shells are swung aboard from ammunition ship alongside-SV.9) LS Splashes in water astern USS MIRROURI during offset firing practice.10) LS Iowa class BB fires main battery.11) LS Looking aft from forecastle as main battery of USS MISSOURI fires SV.12) LS Main battery trained forward after firing.QUALITY: GOOD

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities