Stand By to Fire
![Sailors ready to launch a torpedo Sailors ready to launch a torpedo](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/wwii/the-silent-service/stand-by-to-fire/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1485284414132.jpg)
The crucial moment has arrived-- the vital occasion for which the submarine was built and the men were trained -- the firing of torpedoes at an enemy ship. In the confinement of the machinery-laden warship the tension is almost a physical presence as all watch the marksmen ready their deadly bolt.
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Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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