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A target fired on USS "Tennessee"

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Stock #:425285
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Publisher: Cardinell-Vincent Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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A target after 19 minutes service fired at with 10 inch guns at 5,000 yds. distance with shells weighing 510 lbs. while running at a 10 knot speed. 209 lbs. of powder used for every shot, this target was hit 14 times in 16 shots by gunners on USS "Tennessee" at Magdelena Bay during target practise

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