[Photo] Bird's eye view of a twin 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina while the ship was at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942. Note the numerous ammunition racks inside the gun tub.

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Bird's eye view of a twin 40mm Bofors mount aboard USS North Carolina while the ship was at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Nov 1942. Note the numerous ammunition racks inside the gun tub. ww2dbase

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ARC 512915

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North Carolina	Main article	Photos
40 mm Bofors	Main article	Photos

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15 Nov 1942

Photos at Same Place

Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii

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C. Peter Chen

Added Date

11 Jan 2014

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