5-inch 38-caliber gun mount aboard museum ship Iowa, 2012

Caption     5-inch 38-caliber gun mount aboard museum ship Iowa, 2012 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseAndrew Nguyen
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Photos at Same Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Added By Andrew Nguyen
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1. Anonymous says:
10 Jun 2015 10:42:15 AM

can you tell me what the 5 inch gun decibel rating is. I have a veteran who served in the merchant marine and is trying to get a hearing disability from the VA

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