A port quarter view of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) in dry dock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The fueling station for the Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle can be seen in what was previously the 40mm gun tub on the stern. Aviation gasoline is stored there in a rubber bladder carried on a wheeled cart which is secured to inclined tracks and can be jettisoned in an emergency
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Thomas P. Milne
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/04/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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