| USS Ancon (AGC-4) View looking forward from the bridge on September 10, 1943, while the ship was in Salerno Bay, Italy, during the Allied landings there. Several Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) and other ships are in the distance. Note 5 inch (127 millimeter)/38 caliber gun in Ancon’s bow gun position, and 20 millimeter Oerlikon machine guns mounted near her forward kingposts. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1860.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.63 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5699 x 4575 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | September 10, 1943 |
| Location | |
| City | Salerno |
| State or Province | Campania |
| Country | Italy |
| Archive | Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Record Number | 80-G-K-354 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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