Loading the Powder
Loading a fourteen-inch (360 mm) naval gun (14"/45 Cal). After loading the shell, the propellant (smokeless powder) bags are rammed home, the spoon is retracted, the breech closed, and the gun elevated as needed to hit the target.
The gun is horizontal, the breech is open, and the spoon has been lowered into the breech, for the shell to be rammed home.
Battleship Texas, a museum ship on the San Jacinto Battleground, near Houston, Texas. This battleship was launched in 1912, saw service in both World Wars, and has been at this location as a museum ship since 1948. It is restored to her 1945 condition.
Loading the Powder
Loading a fourteen-inch (360 mm) naval gun (14"/45 Cal). After loading the shell, the propellant (smokeless powder) bags are rammed home, the spoon is retracted, the breech closed, and the gun elevated as needed to hit the target.
The gun is horizontal, the breech is open, and the spoon has been lowered into the breech, for the shell to be rammed home.
Battleship Texas, a museum ship on the San Jacinto Battleground, near Houston, Texas. This battleship was launched in 1912, saw service in both World Wars, and has been at this location as a museum ship since 1948. It is restored to her 1945 condition.