USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Davis (DD-65) at anchor, 1915.
Looking down from the forward crows nest of USS New York (BB-34). Photo was likely taken sometime between 1916 and 1917. Location unknown.
Lattice masts were so unique, a pity they became obsolete after WW1.
What were the pros and cons ?
Pro: Lightweight
Con: Left little room for adding more weight on top, and was also found to be too fragile.
Gunnery test on USS Texas (San Marcos) they able to withstand multiple hits & not collapse.They did turn out to be fragile however.
Looking down from the forward crows nest of USS New York (BB-34). Photo was likely taken sometime between 1916 and 1917. Location unknown.
Lattice masts were so unique, a pity they became obsolete after WW1.
What were the pros and cons ?
Pro: Lightweight
Con: Left little room for adding more weight on top, and was also found to be too fragile.
Gunnery test on USS Texas (San Marcos) they able to withstand multiple hits & not collapse.They did turn out to be fragile however.
US Sailor mans Maxim-Nordenfelt 37 mm 1 pounder, Brooklyn navy Yard, 1900.
USS BROOKLYN (Armored Cruiser No. 3) in background.
USS Canonicus, a civil war era monitor. This photo was taken at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. She was last of the Civil War monitors when she was scrapped in 1908.
It’s a shame she wasn’t preserved.
USS Olympia Gun crew.
QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss w/ Remington Rolling Block mounted on top.
USS Maine sailors.