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Pallets of 5-inch projectiles are lined up on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for offloading in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Sixteen-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Sixteen-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The ship is being prepared for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A 16-inch projectile is offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) to prepare for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Pallets are prepared for the offloading of ammunition from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The ship is being prepared for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A view of 16-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The ship is being prepared for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Naval Weapons Station. A 16-inch projectile is offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in the No. 4 dry dock ready to begin a four-month post shakedown availability

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in the No. 4 dry dock for a four-month post shakedown availability

Five-inch projectiles are lined up on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for unloading, in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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25/03/1985
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label_outline Explore Five Inch, Post Shakedown Availability, Jeff Hilton

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The destroyer USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968) participates in an underway replenishment with the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

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Port tugs assist the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) out of the harbor. The ship is en route to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, during an around-the-world shakedown cruise

A stern view of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) in port during an around the world shakedown cruise

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