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Originally Posted by The General
Thanks for posting the photos McBeck, they're terriffic! Wow, everything looks so old. Those guys had balls man! 
By the way, in the last couple of shots there are two depth charge shaped things, under the back of the conning tower. What were they for? |
From the Pampanito homepage:
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Storage Canisters: The large canisters mounted on the aft end of the conning tower were used to store a quick supply of shells for the deck gun. They kept the shells dry and protected them from sea pressure during a dive. The smaller canisters contained shells for the 30 or 50 caliber machine guns which were mounted on the larger diameter deck stanchions.
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