Firing of the USS Nevada's Fourteen Inch Guns
6/6/1944
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This photograph shows the USS Nevada providing naval gunfire support for the troops storming Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy. During the first three days of the invasion, the battleship fired 876 rounds of 14-inch and 3,491 rounds of 5-inch ammunition. The ship’s ten 14-inch guns threw 1,800-pound shells that landed as far as 17 miles away.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.
National Archives Identifier: 593810
Full Citation: Photograph 80-G-252412; Photograph of the Firing of the U.S.S. Nevada's Fourteen Inch Guns; 6/6/1944; General Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1943 - 1958; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 80; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/uss-nevada-guns, April 29, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
