The 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 – United States Naval Gun is the main armament of the Iowa -class battleships and was the planned main armament of the canceled Montana -class battleship.

The US Navy's Iowa (four ships) class battleships carried a main armament of nine 16"/50 caliber guns in three triple turrets. The previous North Carolina (two ships) and South Dakota (four …

The 16"/45 caliber gun (spoken "sixteen-inch-forty-five-caliber") was used for the main batteries of the last class of Standard-type battleships for the United States Navy, the Colorado -class.

Jun 20, 2020 · This heavier projectile made these guns nearly the equal in terms of penetration power to the 46 cm (18.1") guns of the Japanese Yamato class battleships, yet they weighed …

The nine 16-inch guns comprise NORTH CAROLINA’s “Main Battery,” her most destructive weapon. The guns are housed in three six-level turrets, which extend from the exterior decks …

Jan 19, 2020 · The U.S. 16"/50 Mark 7 is a battleship gun, known as one of the best ever developed. Its design dates back to 1938 when the U.S. Navy started studies for "fast …

The barrage, totalling 18,000 pounds of high explosives, marked the first combat firing of the MISSOURI's 16-inch guns since the Korean War, and was in support of Marines and coalition …

Jul 3, 2013 · For over 50 years, the 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 cannons of the US Navy's Iowa class battleships were the country's biggest sticks.

Used only on the USS Colorado (BB-45) class battleships, these guns were reconstructed from the original 16"/45 (40.6 cm) Mark 1 weapons during the 1930s modernization of the battlefleet.

These were the last wire-wound guns built for the Royal Navy and the only ones to see service mounted in triple turrets. The unusual all-forward turret arrangement was adopted in order to …