Caption | USS Ranger at Montevideo, Uruguay with Vought O3U-3 Corsairs on deck, 24 Sep 1934. British heavy cruiser HMS Exeter in the background. ww2dbase | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||
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1 Jan 2022 07:04:25 PM
Note the 5"/25 deck gun and the smaller gun behind it; the smaller gun was obsolete even in 1934 and was likely used for salutes.