Six pound gun
Courtesy: The Library of Congress, Detroit
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Here, Oregon crew members perform a gun drill
at one of the ships' six pound guns. These guns had very short
range and were mainly used to defend the ship from smaller enemy
craft. The six pound guns on the USS Oregon were located
in various locations around the ship to ensure adequate small
craft defense of the ship.
Courtesy: The Library of Congress, Detroit
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Above, another demonstration
of a six pound gun crew in action. Note the forward port 8"
turret at the lower left of the photograph. Click
above on the picture for another view of the six pound gun being
sighted in.
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Cutaway drawing courtesy of the American Society
of Naval Engineers
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