A view of the AE-176 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I-class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the Navy. Named RUDOLF EGELHOFER in the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Hiddensee AK-176 gun

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