The image depicts one of the 14" 50 caliber guns of the Naval Railway Battery leaving the yards to be deployed to the front in St. Nazaire, France. The photograph was taken by McLaughlin on August 1, 1918 and received on December 5, 1918. It was approved by censor, but the exact date is unknown.

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