24 cm/L40 Twin Mounting
Photographs from RG74 (US Navy BuOrd)
Collection courtesy of Leland Ness
24 cm/L40 Twin Mounting
Note breech mechanism, projectile hoist
and Cartidge handler
Photographs from RG74 (US Navy BuOrd)
Collection courtesy of Leland Ness
Dud German 24 cm (9.4") shell that hit
USS Texas BB-35 on 25 June 1944 during her bombardment of Battery Hamburg,
located east of Cherbourg, France. Projectile appears to be a 24
cm Spr.gr. L/4,1 Bdz (HE with base fuze). In the background are the
14"/45
(35.6 cm) guns of USS Texas.
The USN officers are Rear Admiral Carleton
F. Bryant (left) and Captain Charles A. Baker, CO, USS Texas
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
80-G-46961
Repairing the hole in USS Texas BB-35 caused
by the above projectile
Page History
15 May 2013 - New datapage, added two mounting photographs