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50 caliber Machine Gun |
Two Configurations: July 1935 to Mar-May 1942 |
Period 1: July 1935 to October 1941 (8 of 8) |
Installed Bremerton Navy Yard April - July 1935, when the birdbath platforms were installed atop the foremast and mainmast. |
FOREMAST - 4 | MAINMAST - 4; | ||
Period 2: October 1941 to early 1942 (4 of 8) |
Foremast guns removed when radar CXAM-1 installed |
Mainmast - 4 | |
Mainmast guns replaced by 20mm machine cannons. early 1942 | ||
Magazines |
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group