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80-G-14939: Battle of the Atlantic: Weapons: K-Gun

<p>80-G-14939: Battle of the Atlantic: Weapons: K-Gun Navigating USS PC-556. Depth charges onboard. Standing between the two depth charge racks on the fantail, men await orders from the bridge to adjust depth charges to explode at a given depth. One of these men will also dump the “ash cans” when given orders. In center foreground is part of a K-Gun, used to propel “ash cans” to either side of the ship, October 8, 1942.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Battle of the Atlantic: Weapons: K-Gun Navigating USS PC-556. Depth charges onboard. Standing between the two depth charge racks on the fantail, men await orders from the bridge to adjust depth charges to explode at a given depth. One of these men will also dump the “ash cans” when given orders. In center foreground is part of a K-Gun, used to propel “ash cans” to either side of the ship, October 8, 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/06/20).
Accession #: 80-G-14939
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