Guns gone silent. by Sea_Dog

Photography • Military • posted on Feb 07, 2012

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These old naval guns have stood in this spot for decades - they come from ships long decommissioned. For the military buffs: The one on the right is a 5" - 51 that served as secondary battery on older battleships were its main purpose was defense against fast moving surface attackers (by the way the second number is an indicate the length of the barrel in terms of its diameter). The mount on the left, a 5"-36 type was found on destroyers, cruisers and carriers and served for air and surface defense. Enjoy

Comments (21)

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jocko500

9:18PM | Tue, 07 February 2012

wonderful shot

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kbrog

9:21PM | Tue, 07 February 2012

Superb capture! :)

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mickeyrony

9:34PM | Tue, 07 February 2012

The suffering and death they have caused are far already but sometimes we must do evil to protect us . A beautiful clic well taken my friend ((5 + +)) Les souffrances et les morts qu'ils ont causés sont bien loin déjà mais des fois il faut faire le mal pour se protéger genre . Une prise bien belle mon ami ((5++))

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Killebrew

9:35PM | Tue, 07 February 2012

Beautiful shot!

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bmac62

10:48PM | Tue, 07 February 2012

The age of missils, rockets and lightning fast fire control systems have made these as obsolete as muzzle loaders were when I was young:) Neat pic and I didn't know what the second number was for... Beautiful surrounds.

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