Fire ring and fire ball from the 5-inch guns during day battle practice

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Gift of Mary Noble, from The collection of the National WWII Museum
Description: 

"2098 - 2 photos - 2098. U.S. Navy Motion Picture Exchange and U.S. Naval Training School (sound motion picture technicians), U.S. Navy Yard, New York, N.Y. 314. This unusual photo shows a fire ring and fire ball from the 5-inch guns during day battle practice. - Official U.S. Navy Photograph." Circa 1943

Image Information

Donor: 
Ms. Mary Noble
Accession Number: 
2010.130.068
Date: 
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Navy
Theater of Service: 
Home Front
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Airplanes--American--New York
Battleships--American--New York
Antiaircraft guns--American--New York
Photographers--New York
Military training--New York
Collection Level: 
Official U.S. Navy Photographs collected by navy veteran John R. Noble, who served in the Pacific on the USS Castor and the USS Fletcher during World War II.
Geography: 
New York
Latitude: 
40.700
Longitude: 
-74.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Airplanes--American--New York
Battleships--American--New York
Antiaircraft guns--American--New York
Photographers--New York
Military training--New York