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NH 95588 Sailors cleaning the barrel of a 7.1-in. main battery gun aboard a Soviet KIROV class cruiser during World War II

Sailors cleaning the barrel of a 7.1-in. main battery gun aboard a Soviet KIROV class cruiser during World War II
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Title: Sailors cleaning the barrel of a 7.1-in. main battery gun aboard a Soviet KIROV class cruiser during World War II
Caption: Sailors aboard the ship, probably the Black Sea Fleet's MOLOTOV (renamed SLAVA in 1958), cleaning a gun tube. Note the single sleeve in the gun turret, elevating all three barrels at once.
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Catalog #: NH 95588
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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