Calvert’s “duck tail” stern and aft 5″ gun

Here is a photograph of the Calvert’s “duck tail” stern and her aft 5″ gun, circa 1943-45.

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Appreciation and thanks to Robert McClellan for sharing this picture from his father’s collection. Robert’s father, H.W. “Mack” McClellan, served aboard the Calvert as a hospital corpsman from 1943 to 1945.

Notes: 1) Thanks to Wasey Broussard for correcting my error on this picture. The 5″ aft gun is visible, not the 3″ aft gun as I had originally posted. 2) Edited on 2014-04-05 to improve the post and to add cross-links.

 

 

 

2 thoughts on “Calvert’s “duck tail” stern and aft 5″ gun”

  1. Wasey Broussard

    Seems like it was a 5″ gun that I remember. Perhaps a later retrofit. It would rattle our sleeping compartment (right below and forward) when it it was fired.

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