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Behind These Walls
Teaching Sailors for the Fleet
Training
As the nation's first naval gunnery center, the Navy created its first gunnery school here in the 1850's. These "Top Gun" sailors learned how to operated and repair the Navy's largest ordnance, including 4-inch to 13-inch guns. In 1911, the Navy began consolidating its training program at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. |