Deck Gun (Preparing for Sea)
![A crew works on a deck gun of a submarine that is tied up at a pier A crew works on a deck gun of a submarine that is tied up at a pier](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/travelling-exhibits/a-view-from-the-periscope/deck-gun-preparing-for-sea/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1488566800461.jpg)
Deck guns are carried for the purpose of destroying enemy merchantmen in cases where the expense of a torpedo would not be warranted. Gun crews are trained to have the deck gun in operation with seconds after surfacing.
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- Boats-Ships--Submarine
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- Art
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
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