Posted on May 30, 2022
120-ton battleship gun barrel from WWII will get second life in Virginia Beach
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A battleship gun barrel used by the Navy in WWII that seemed destined for the scrapyard will get a second life in Virginia Beach.
A nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving U.S. defense equipment, Coast Defense Study Group, plans to relocate the historic armament to Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story at Cape Henry soon.
A battleship gun barrel used by the Navy in WWII that seemed destined for the scrapyard will get a second life in Virginia Beach.
A nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving U.S. defense equipment, Coast Defense Study Group, plans to relocate the historic armament to Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story at Cape Henry soon.
120-ton battleship gun barrel from WWII will get second life in Virginia Beach
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WWII World War Two
Virginia Beach
JEB Little Creek-Fort Story
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I wonder why they can't cut it down in sections for transport, then weld it together at it's destination.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
A1C Pamela G Russell "He ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" an Old Friend of Mine the Hammerhead Crane at Bremerton, WA with Battleship Guns.
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