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A rare
double-sided salvo, with all the 5 inch guns firing on their side and one of the 16 inch
turrets firing to port with the other two firing to starboard. I don't think there's
any tactical
use
for this maneuver, but it sure looks cool. The photo credit goes to PH2 Rich Sforza.
He
was tied to the bell tower when the picture was taken... they were afraid he
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This was
the official broadside give-away picture of the Battleship Battle
Group WestPac "signed by Capt. Glenn and Radm
Taylor." Both signatures
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This photo
was taken from a para-sail while the ship was at anchor in Pattaya Beach,
Thailand.
The photo credit goes to Russell Stewart, who also provided the previous
two pictures. Russell
was onboard Big J during her deployment as the centerpiece of
the
Battleship Battle Group
from May to October of 1986. He worked in the PR department.
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These
two awesome pictures of Big J firing her big guns were sent to me by
Mick Morris
from Australia. Big J visited Sydney, Australia during one of her final
cruises in 1988 and
spent 2 months participating in Australia's bicentennial celebrations.
If you'd like to
copy these pictures please contact Mick at aussie@junct.com for permission.
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These
three Photos were sent to me by Steve Singlar from Pelham, NH. Steve served
aboard the USS Hugh Purvis DD-709 - Six Guns, No Waiting and is currently a
volunteer
aboard the USS Salem in Quincy Mass. These photos were taken in the spring of 1968
while Big J was in Norfolk VA before going to West Pac, and then on to Vietnam.
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Here
is a picture of the USS New Jersey's Band in front of those
big 16 inch guns sent to me by Dave Brown, a member of the Band.
To e-mail Dave Click Here
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| A
Closeup View of Those Big 16 Inch Guns!! |
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