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Caption:
Aboard USS Barry (DDG 52) Apr. 26,2004 - USS Barry (DDG 52) fires her
forward mounted Mk-45/5" 54 cal. lightweight gun. The guided missile
destroyer Barry is currently underway participating in a Sink Exercise
(SINKEX) involving the decommissioned dock landing ship Portland (LSD
37). Using decommissioned ships for live-fire operations gives ships'
crews the experience of launching operational weapons and honing their
war-fighting skills. The decommissioned ships are first made
environmentally safe prior to towing and sinking in safe waters off
prospective coastlines. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman
Ryan O'Connor. (RELEASED)
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