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War game-10 in. gun practice- SEATTLE (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    the reason the Washington is crossed out is this ship was originally the Washington. On 9 November 1916, Washington was renamed Seattle (retaining her classification as Armored Cruiser No. 11). She was simultaneously taken out of reserve and recommissioned for duty as flagship of the Destroyer Force. She was probably renamed as the was a Battleship planned named Washington which was later scrapped under the 1922 Naval treaty. her long story is here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Washington_(ACR-11)
  • technogeo said:
    What are the things attached to the gun barrels with leather straps? Would they stay in place when the gun was fired?
  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    I don't think those are leather, I think they are metal claps, they seem to be holding a mirror for the gun layers or sight setters. the rear "rings" are part of the barrel. Here is a very detailed description of how the guns are manufactured www.bobhenneman.info/HeavyGun.htm
  • technogeo said:
    The super hi-res version of this image and the others in the Seattle series show stitching on the straps. Metal clamps probably would have damaged the surface of the guns (and they loved these things too much to damage them). I thought the barrels were built up with telescoped sections at first, too, but the other images show they're one piece from end to end. The shadows of the straps play tricks on us. This image shows the shadows being cast on the opposite side of the straps. Every strap can also be followed to a fitting somewhere on the barrel.
  • FrigateRN said:
    Very interesting picture and the commentaries do let us know what exactly is going on, thank you all.

Wig-wagging on SEATTLE (LOC)

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  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    The Seattle was originally the Washington, hence the cross out I've got vertigo looking at how close he is to the edge!
  • signal mirror said:
    Despite the annotation on the card, this is semaphore flag signaling. Wig-Wag flag signaling uses a single flag. Both were practiced in this era.
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks signal mirror for pointing out this error. I'll ask the catalogers to add a note correcting it. I'll also ask that we add a line to this photo and the other two you commented on, saying they are semaphore flag signaling so they will be easier for researchers to find.

War game - Range finding on WASHINGTON, "Seattle" (LOC)

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  • aware health said:
    At the left, as on several other photos, someone lined through "WASHINGTON" and wrote "SEATTLE."
  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    The Seattle was originally the Washington