File:Cleaning 16 inch gun on HMS Rodney Sep 1940 IWM A 1137.jpg

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Description IWM caption : "One of the triple 16 inch guns in HMS RODNEY being cleaned out by a sailor whilst another can be seen straddling the barrel whilst he cleans it. The guns had to be kept in immaculate condition so they were ready for firing night or day."
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This photograph A 1137 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01)
Author Coote, R G G (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer
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