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Caption:
Atlantic Ocean (Sept. 22, 2004) -- The guided missile destroyer USS
Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) fires its MK-45 Mod 4, 5-inch/62-cal,
lightweight gun mount during an exercise in the Virginia Capes
Operating area in the Atlantic Ocean. Churchill is the only U.S. Navy
vessel in active service named after a foreign dignitary. The MK-45 Mod
4 is the latest version of the MK-45 gun mount, designed to be used
with the Mark 171 Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM) for
over-the-horizon range and improved lethality. The gun mount
modifications include a new 62-caliber barrel, an Ammunition
Recognition System, a Gun/ERGM interface and a new control system.
Churchill is named in honor of Sir Winston Spencer Leonard Churchill
(1874-1965), best known for his courageous leadership as the British
Prime Minister during World War II. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Caleb
Swigart (RELEASED)
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