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Crew members load rounds into a Mark 32 3-inch/50-caliber gun during a general quarters aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) drill. The SUMTER is transiting the Atlantic Ocean on a West African training cruise. Exact Date Shot Unknown

SEAMAN (SN) Berry passes a 3-inch round to GUNNER's Mate Third Class (GM3) Jordan during downloading operations for the Mark 32 gun aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is on a West African training cruise

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) arrives in port during a West African training cruise

A crew member aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a firing exercise aboard the ship which is on a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) remove protective head phones after an M2 .50-caliber machine gun firing exercise aboard the ship which is on a six-month West African training cruise

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) arrives in port during a West African training cruise

CHIEF GUNNER's Mate (GMC) Weipert teaches Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Lawlor how to handle a shotgun during weapons safety training aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is on a West African training cruise

A crew member looks over the railing as the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) departs for a six-month West African training cruise

A crewman briefs foreign naval personnel on operations aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a West African training cruise

Crewmen handle 3-inch shells during downloading operations for the Mark 32 gun aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is on a West African training cruise

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Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181)

Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

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16/07/1988
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crewmen shells operations mark gun ship uss sumter ship uss sumter lst cruise atlantic ocean us navy ships united states ships tank landing ship us navy high resolution uss sumter ph 2 milton savage west african us national archives