Summary

Description New Mexico class battleship bombarding Okinawa.jpg	English: USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico -class battleship shells Okinawa on 1 April 1945, easily distinguished by her tower foremast & 5”-38 Mk 30 single turrets (visible between the barrels of the forward main turrets). Idaho was the only battleship with this configuration. العربية: البارجة يو إس إس أيداهو تقصف أوكيناوا في 1 أبريل 1945
Date	Taken on 1 April 1945
Source	Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-3829 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author	United States Navy photograph, photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48).
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• 23:40, July 10, 2010 Mdnavman (512 bytes) ({{Information |Description=A United States Navy New Mexico -class battleship shells Okinawa on 1 April 1945 |Source=Scanned from front cover of dust jacket of Hodges, Peter, The Big Gun: Battleship Main Armament 18)

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