Damaged gun mount aboard USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), in June 1972.jpg

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Description	English: A gun barrel aboard the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22) is removed by the repair ship USS Hector (AR-7) at Subic Bay, Philippines. On 26 June 1972, the forward 127mm mount aboard Benjamin Stoddert suffered a misfire which left a live round hung up in the barrel. Efforts to extract the live shell failed when it exploded, killing four sailors. The blast also heavily damaged the gun mount and nearby living spaces.
Date	June 1972
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hector (AR-7) 1972 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	U.S. Navy

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