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USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico (21° N 65° W). Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil. Deutsch: USS Iowa (BB-61) feuert eine volle Breitseite während einer Zielübung nahe der Insel Vieques, Puerto Rico, am 1. Juli 1984. Zu beachten sind besonders die Schockwellen auf der Wasseroberfläche.
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Public domain photo (# DN-ST-85-05379 (Color)) from http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/1985/Navy/DN-ST-85-05379.JPEG |
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1 July 1984 |
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Author |
Photographed by PHAN J. Alan Elliott. |
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Other versions | Image:Iowa class battleship 1980s modernization schematic.JPG |
This image was selected as a picture of the day for . It was captioned as followed:
English: The Battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) firing a full broadside.
العربية: البارجة الأمريكية أيوا في لحظة اطلاق النار
Dansk: Krigsskibet USS Iowa (BB-61) affyrer en bredside
Deutsch: Das Schlachtschiff USS Iowa (BB-61) feuert eine volle Breitseite ab
English: The Battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) firing a full broadside.
Español: El acorazado norteamericano USS Iowa dispara una salva de obús.
Eesti: Sõjalaev USS Iowa (BB-61) tulistamas külgkahuritest.
Galego: O acoirazado norteamericano USS Iowa dispara unha salva de obús.
Italiano: La nave da guerra USS Iowa (BB-61) spara da un cannone laterale
Norsk (bokmål): Slagskipet USS «Iowa» (BB-61) fyrer av en bredside
Norsk (nynorsk): Slagskipet USS «Iowa» (BB-61) fyrer av ei breiside
Slovenčina: USS Iowa (BB-61) páli všetkými bočnými.
Svenska: Slagskeppet USS Iowa avfyrar alla kanoner samtidigt.
中文(简体): 美国衣阿华号巡洋舰在排射超过900千克重的炮弹。
中文(繁體): 美國盧阿華號巡洋艦 (BB-61) 在排射超過900公斤重的炮彈。
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