Dublin Core
Title
Segment of 5" gun barrel
Subject
Artillery (Weaponry); Battleships; Historic sites; USS Arizona (Battleship).
Description
Rusted section of the gun barrel of a 5"/25 caliber antiaircraft gun taken from the wreckage of the USS Arizona. Inscribed on it the words "USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941." The cog like "teeth" inside the barrel are an artifact of the gun barrel's rifling.
Creator
Anderson, Aengus
Source
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
Date
1930-00-00
Contributor
Donated by Billy Ray Caldwell
Rights
Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
Type
Digital photo
Identifier
AZ 517 Box 42 Item 26; Accession #74-1-1
Coverage
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)