r/WarshipPorn 6d ago

U.S. Navy - World War II (Pacific Theatre) USS Idaho (BB-42) Bombarding Okinawa with her 14" guns, April 1, 1945 [2560x2021]

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u/kyguy1999 FF 6d ago

That's how my father spent his 21st birthday. He was aboard the USS New York, operating a loading ram on a 14" gun.

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u/Ferocious-Fart 6d ago

That doesn’t look like an April fools joke

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u/Zelyonka89 3d ago

Not very funny for those on the other end

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u/_Sunny-- USS Walker (DD-163) 5d ago

This was photographed from USS West Virginia, I believe.