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English: View on the forecastle, looking aft, with crewmen at their stations looking out for torpedo attack, 1888. Several weapons and related items are visible on the bridge wings, all of relevance for repelling a torpedo boat attack. They include (from left to right): a 1-pounder gun, a Gatling machine gun, a 37mm revolving cannon, and a searchlight. The ship's forward 8/30 gun is in the right foreground, with its crew standing at their posts. NH 56537
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Source www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-56000/NH-56537.html
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