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Title
Mk156-158 fuze
Contributing Institution
California Institute of Technology
Collection
Image Archive
Rights Information
Materials from the Caltech Archives are made available online for research purposes. Permission for reproduction, distribution, public display, performance, or publication must be obtained in writing from the Head of Archives. The Caltech Archives makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its holdings. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain all necessary rights and clearances for use of materials. For questions, contact Head of Archives.
Description
For several 7.2” shipboard rockets (Mk156) and for 7.2” projector charges (Hedgehogs) (Mk158). 7.345” long. Steel, brass, stainless steel, die-casting alloy. These were underwater vane-arming fuzes. Both mark numbers treated as one fuze, developed from prototypes Mk131 and 136. Cutaway version.
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Type
Image
Format
Photographs
Negatives
Identifier
ct1:3438
http://archives-dc.library.caltech.edu/islandora/object/ct1%3A3438

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