U.S. Naval Railway Batteries
To France and Back
![111-SC-29507: 14-Inch Railway Gun. 14-inch shells on flat car. These shells are put in the ammunition car with a chain hoist, for use of the U.S. Naval guns at Thierville, Meuse, France. 111-SC-29507: 14-Inch Railway Gun. 14-inch shells on flat car. These shells are put in the ammunition car with a chain hoist, for use of the U.S. Naval guns at Thierville, Meuse, France.](/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-i/tech/to-france-and-back/_jcr_content/body/media_asset_158447619/image.img.jpg/1698081288856.jpg)
A battery's 14" shells, which had to be moved with a chain hoist, on a flatcar during operations at Thierville/Meuse, France, 29 October 1918. The batteries' personnel made every attempt to retain U.S. Navy clothing; in this case, however, army-issue denim fatigues and trench helmets are being worn.
![111-SC-28506: Lieutenant R. Savin, U.S. Navy Railway Battery, Thierville, Muese, France. Photographed by Sergeant First Class Morris Fineberg, SC, released October 29, 1918. 111-SC-28506: Lieutenant R. Savin, U.S. Navy Railway Battery, Thierville, Muese, France. Photographed by Sergeant First Class Morris Fineberg, SC, released October 29, 1918.](/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-i/tech/to-france-and-back/_jcr_content/body/media_asset_2145327403/image.img.jpg/1698081266750.jpg)
Lieutenant R. Savin, U.S. Navy Railway Batteries, Thierville/Meuse, France, October 1918. Savin is wearing the U.S. Navy forest green uniform normally worn by naval aviators.
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Post-war display of a 14" naval railway gun on the seafront at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, circa 1920.
Published: Fri Aug 10 08:00:12 EDT 2018