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First uploaded to engl. Wikipedia 03:41, 22 January 2006 . . TomStar81

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English: "The 16-inch gun mounts, known as turrets, occupied five levels of the ship. Three turrets were constructed on the North Carolina, two on the bow and one behind the superstructure, each with three big cannons. More than 150 men were required to keep each turret working properly and the guns firing. Built to go head to head with the guns of other battleships at seas, the 16s became the major weapon for island bombardment."
Comment : this shows a turret with three 16-inch Mark 6 guns on a North Carolina class battleship.
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caption from p. 52 of Boys of the Battleship North Carolina, by Cindy Horrell Ramsey (John F. Blair, 2007, ISBN 0895873397); she obtained this image from the Battleship North Carolina Collection. Original was found in "Naval Ordnance and Gunnery - 1952" Navpers 16116-B, published by the Navy's Navy Personnel Command/Bureau of Naval Personnel.

This particular image/scan is from http://battleships.freewebsitehosting.com/16in50cal.html
Author U.S. Navy
Other versions File:Iowa 16 inch Gun-EN.svg
File:Iowa 16 inch Gun.svg


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