Museum restoration specialist O.B. Edens works on removing the bolts on the Cobra King's main gun clamps.
After the clamps have been removed, restoration specialist Steve Wise secures chains that will be used to hoist the main gun out of the turret.
From the inside it can be see how the gun is being moved out of the turret.
A view of the inside of the gun mount showing the mounting points for the trunnion upon which the gun pivots.
Closeup of the right trunnion.
Two workers from the Boatwright Maintenance Facility helped with the gun extraction.