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| Keywords: US Navy 040922-N-4158S-001 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.jpg en 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 2004-09-22 040922-N-4158S-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 22657 U S Navy photo by Lt j g Caleb Swigart PD-USGov-Military-Navy 5 /54 caliber Mark 45 gun firing USS Winston S Churchill DDG-81 | ||||
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