Keywords: Empty 127 mm shell casings are loaded on USS Mattaponi (AO-41) off Vietnam in January 1969.jpg Empty 127 mm 5 in shell casings are brought aboard the U S Navy fleet oiler USS Mattaponi AO-41 in the South China Sea for storage and return to the manufacturer January 1969 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/USN-1137000/USN-1137267 html USN 1137267 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1969-01 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy 5 /38 caliber gun USS Mattaponi AO-41 Vietnam War in 1969 |