WW II - "Ready One" - US Marines in Sea School practice loading and firing a 5-inch gun on a ship. A 5-inch gun is a mounted weapon that has a 5" bore, which is the inside diameter of the barrel. To see my related vintage images, Search: Prestor vintage weapon WW II

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These men and their ship are unidentified. Photograph by Cy La Tour & Son, Pasadena, CA.

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Size: 4627px × 5809px
Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Prestor Pictures LLC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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