Figure 25. Sample M14, taken about 1.5 m above the deck surface from the
front face of the 5-in. gun housing. No thick section or location photo-
graphs are available. Right to left are thin sections photographed in natu-
ral light and between crossed polarizers, respectively (scale in millimeters).
a. Sample location.
b. Thick section photographed in
natural light.
c. Horizontal thin sections photographed in natural light (right) and be-
tween crossed polarizers (left).
Figure 26. Sample M8, taken from the deck, 23 m to the port of the 5-in.
gun base (scales in millimeters). Deck samples were typically wet because
of poor drainage of water across the deck.
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