| Our Gunners Second to None |
| The Nebraska at Target Practice |
| The crack battleship Nebraska is here shown swinging in to pick up a naval target. These targets are fired at from a range of many miles. For years the Atlantic fleet has been holding target practice in Cuban waters. The actual scores made are kept secret as it is not desirable that other powers should know the exact proficiency of our gunners, but it is generally understood that in rapidity and accuracy of fire American seamen have no superiors in the world. During the bombardment of Vera Cruz, in April, 1914, the accurate shooting done by the two cruisers that participated was the wonder and admiration of the officers of the British, German, French and Spanish war vessels in the harbor, all of whom were interested spectators of this small battle. |
| Photo from Around the World With a Camera (the Leslie-Judge Co., New York), Copyright 1917. Image copyright by E. Muller Jr. |
