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Printed black and white photograph of USS Intrepid crew members putting out the flames in Gun T…
Fighting the Fire in Gun Tub 10
Printed black and white photograph of USS Intrepid crew members putting out the flames in Gun T…
Printed black and white photograph of USS Intrepid crew members putting out the flames in Gun Tub 10

Fighting the Fire in Gun Tub 10

Object NamePhotograph
Association
DateOctober 29, 1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. P00.2012.01.83
Object numberP00.2012.01.83
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official horizontal image of USS Intrepid crew members on the flight deck putting out the fire in Gun Tub 10 with hoses stretched across the deck. There is smoke coming up from the gun tub, and water is spraying from the hoses. 20mm anti-aircraft guns are visible in the gun tub. Many of the crew members are wearing U.S. Navy dungaree working uniforms. Others are wearing flight deck jerseys. The sea beyond the ship is calm, and the sky is cloudy. There is a white border around the image.

Caption on back reads "10/29/90 Putting out the fire in gun // tub #10" handwritten in black ink.
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