3 inch 23 gun on deck of USS subchaser, circa 1943

black-and-white photograph

3 1/4 x 2 3/8 inch emulsion on paper black-and-white photograph of a 3 inch 23 gun on deck of USS subchaser, circa 1943. Photo is taken on board of gun. Bow is visible. Photo is overexposed. From Henry Strauss transcript in Sound Archives: "Oh , this is…this is a 3 inch 23 gun which is what the SC was equipped with before the 40 mms came out. So called anti-aircraft gun."