Wisconsin_Shoots.JPG

Description

The battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) fires a round from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in its No. 3 turret during Operation Desert Storm . The ship's target is an Iraqi artillery battery in southern Kuwait. This was the first time Wisconsin' s guns had fired in anger since 1952, and would mark the start of her participation in the ground war during Operation Desert Storm .

Date

6 February 1991

Source

This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration , cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 6480274 .

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Author

PH2 John Carnes

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6 February 1991