| The United States Navy is Ready for an Emergency at Any Time. |
| The scene of activity above gives a glimpse of the preparation that has fitted the Navy for the important part which it is to play in the Great War. In the picture is shown the forward deck of the Missouri during the process of loading ammunition for the 12-inch guns which constitute the main battery of the ship. The Missouri, which is a battleship of the second line, has a complement of 800 men. On every kind of vessel likely to be involved in sea engagements the most through preparation has been made to bring the great fighting machines up to their highest possible points of efficiency. With magazines filed and expert gunners in the turrets, American ships may be depended upon to acquit themselves with honor. |
| Photo from Around the World With a Camera (the Leslie-Judge Co., New York), Copyright 1917. Image by Kadel & Herbert. |
