This candid photograph captures U.S. Navy sailors taking a rare moment of rest at their anti-aircraft gun station while their ship steams through rough seas during World War II. Photographed from high above the deck, the image contrasts the relaxed, informal postures of off-duty crewmen with the ever-present machinery of war surrounding them -- a reminder that life at sea combined long stretches of routine and leisure with the constant readiness demanded by wartime service. Project: 218598