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A color photo of the Lewis, with two open pan magazines on display. Although it was a little tedious to load the magazines with rounds, once loaded several magazines could be brought topside and quickly changed out by the gunner. | A color photo of the Lewis, with two open pan magazines on display. Although it was a little tedious to load the magazines with rounds, once loaded several magazines could be brought topside and quickly changed out by the gunner. | ||
Some of the heat-sink fins can be seen just at the end of the large cooling tube, near the receiver. | |||
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==Deck Guns== | ==Deck Guns== | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 26 March 2025
Machine Guns
M1917 Lewis
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Photo courtesy of the Life Magazine archives, a copy in the private collection of Ric Hedman. -
Photo courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.
The M1917 Lewis light machine gun rose to prominence during WWI. It was a popular infantry weapon on the front in Europe and it also saw extensive use on aircraft. Despite being only .30-06 caliber, it had an imposing look due to the large heat-sink cooling tube that surround the main barrel. This tube had fins on the inside that helped to disperse heat while firing. The 47 round pan magazine sat atop the weapon and could be quickly changed. The Navy adopted the weapon during the war and it became the first machine gun to equip U.S. submarines. It was used as a self-defense weapon and in an anti-aircraft mode. It could be fired from the shoulder using the standard stock and bipod mount, or attached to a pintle mount topside (usually on the bridge). This photo shows the weapon being aimed from the bridge, using an optional vertical handle in place of the stock.
Although these guns were undoubtedly still in use through WWII (probably on the O-class training boats), they had been largely supplanted by the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle and the M2 .50 caliber machine guns.
A color photo of the Lewis, with two open pan magazines on display. Although it was a little tedious to load the magazines with rounds, once loaded several magazines could be brought topside and quickly changed out by the gunner.
Some of the heat-sink fins can be seen just at the end of the large cooling tube, near the receiver.
Photo courtesy of Sturmgeweher.com.
A M1917 Lewis gun seen mounted above the trim manifold on the R-16 (SS-93) in 1923. This version has the standard stock installed.
Photo in the collection of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum. Contributed by Darryl Baker.
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Deck Guns
3"/23 caliber Mk 9
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Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.
3"/50 Mark 7 Mod 19
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