Machinist - Gun - Barrels of Excellence 1917
by Mike Savad
Title
Machinist - Gun - Barrels of Excellence 1917
Artist
Mike Savad
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Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1917
Original title: 14 inch guns ready to go to proving ground
Photographer: Harris & Ewing
Location: Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC
This is the Washington Navy Yard, in DC, it was originally established in 1799, and are still in operation today. They make entire ships and the ammo, guns etc that go onto it. This particular room checks the cannons for the proper sizing. It's basically quality control, and it's really important to get the measurement correct. Don't want a jammed cannon.
After this they move them out to the proving ground where they will have a series of tests. One of them is to overload the cannon to make sure it can handle the stress, they check to see if it targets properly, there would be repeat fire tests, durability tests etc. After that they would probably be painted and mounted to the ship or placed into storage.
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January 15th, 2024
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