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DECKS LITTERED WITH EMPTY BRASS, and gun barrels smoldering from heat Mount 51 stand silent. The attacking shore batteries, now out of range, are no longer a threat. Within minutes, however, the ship will again close the beach, take up position, and continue her mission. The days are spent always within reach of the North Vietnamese gtms. A MONLENT TO RELAX. Gunnersmates, sitting amid piles of powder cases Qbelowj, take a short rest between missions. ., 37 , - , . V - - - ..-....-,....-,. ..A-....-e:.:...- ...-, ..- - - - . , - - -- ' H, - k.. .-...- .. f........,......,-.,.,......,....,.+..,,......,.....,.....,.,,,..f..............,. .....v.-X.. -f-.....aL...........:-.,,..-,...,.l:.:.z.a.4.4...4.....e.f.......,..--.Q-....1....,.................... .... .-
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GUN BARRELS REPLACED Gun barrels, completely worn out by the continual shooting, had to be re- placed on two occasions. HULL gunnersmates and repair crews from the destroyer tender PIEDMONT prepare to remove one of the spent, three ton cylinders during a brief repair period in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. it yyii p p f a The 5 X54 gun proved to be a highly accurate weapon and was much valued by the troops ashore for its long range The rapid fire mounts required extensive maintenance however and the ship s team of highly skilled gunnersmates often worked 20 hours a day keeping the complex systems working properly The skill of HULL S shipfitters and machinery repairmen was also respon sible for keeping the ship on the gun line and ready to shoot Il ' 7 n 7 7 - g . - 0 . y I . o
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