Our first line of defense -- a battleship division in maneuvers. The Nebraska steaming in division during maneuvers. The flagship has just turned eight points to port. In the foreground are the bridge and the superstructure with three of the twelve 3-inch guns. Below is the fore deck.



Source: Steve Kirch, collector, and creator of a great website about SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in the past

Restoration by: magscanner

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Thursday 26 January 2012

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Thursday 26 January 2012

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Our first line of defense -- a battleship division in maneuvers. The Nebraska steaming in division during maneuvers. The flagship has just turned eight points to port. In the foreground are the bridge and the superstructure with three of the twelve 3-inch guns. Below is the fore deck.



Source: Steve Kirch, collector, and creator of a great website about SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in the past

Restoration by: magscanner