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NH 93907 Hull test model for the BB-55 (North Carolina) class battleships

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Title: Hull test model for the BB-55 (North Carolina) class battleships
Description: Hull model numbers 3557, 3556 and 3460, photographed at the Experimental Model Basin, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 5 October 1938. These models show the twin skegs, supporting the inboard propeller shafts, that were developed for this battleship design. Flow lines are marked on hull model numbers 3557 and 3556. Copied from the Bureau of Ships monograph United States Battleship Designs for World War II, dated 1 June 1946. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 93907
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