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Shenandoah Tests Target Drills Rather Than Antiaircraft Fire
Washington reports Rear Admiral C C Bloch disclosed that July tests by the Shenandoah and the Texas in Tangier Sound Chesapeake Bay focused on testing a new large towed target. The firing at the target was incidental, though Texas guns registered a good hit rate. the aim was improving range and accuracy through larger targets and coordinated fleet use.
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Washington, D. C
C. C. Bloch
Navy Bureau
Ortdnance
Texas
Tangler Sound
Chesapeake Bay
Admiral Black
Otte
Naval Aircraft Factory
Bureau
USS. S. Texas
Shenandoah
Navy
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Navy Department