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English: April 16, 1997, on board USS Benfold (DDG-65) The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Benfold fires its 5″/54 MK 45 gun during routine training operations off the coast of Southern California. The MK 45 provides surface combatants with accurate naval gunfire against fast, highly maneuverable surface targets, air threats and shore targets.
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Author U.S. Navy, Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Felix Garza Jr
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current15:06, 18 January 20071,400 × 1,000 (460 KB)Fir0002From en.wiki: 14:37, 16 December 2005 . . Durin (Talk) 970416-N-4142G-002 April 16, 1997, on board USS Benfold (DDG-65) The Arleigh Burke class destroyer ''Benfold'' fires its five-inch 54-caliber MK45 gun during routine

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