| Accession Number | 302613 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 8x10", Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 8x10", Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
1945. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE LARGE CRUISER USS GUAM (CB-2). NOTE THE QUADRUPLE 40 MM BOFORS ...
Description
1945. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE LARGE CRUISER USS GUAM (CB-2). NOTE THE QUADRUPLE 40 MM BOFORS MARK 2 MOUNTING WITH ITS MARK 51 DIRECTOR IN THE BOWS. STEPPED UP FROM NO 1 12 INCH/50 TRIPLE GUN TURRET ARE NO 2 TURRET, A TWIN 5 INCH/38 MARK 32 TURRET, A 40 MM MARK 2 MOUNTING AND A MARK 37 SECONDARY ARMAMENT DIRECTOR WITH A MARK 12/MARK 22 FIRE CONTROL/HEIGHT FINDING RADAR COMBINATION. NOTE THE MARK 38 MAIN ARMAMENT DIRECTOR WITH MARK 13 FIRE CONTROL RADAR ATOP THE FORWARD SUPERSTRUCTURE. A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT CAN BE SEEN AFT ON THE TOWER IMMEDIATELY ABAFT THE FUNNEL. A SECOND MARK 37 DIRECTOR IS SITED JUST BELOW IT. NOTE THE LARGE SK-1 RADAR AERIAL ON THE MAST AT THE REAR OF THE BRIDGE TOWER AND THE SMALL SG RADAR ON THE MAST FITTED TO THE FORWARD PART OF THE FUNNEL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)