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and a screw box liner. To compensate for the problem of gun drooping, four hoop-locking rings were added to the guns. The Mark 3 added three hoop locking rings and contained a longer slide, while the Mark 5 had five hoops total. Owing to the interchangeability of the guns, the battleships fitted with
459:, each of which weighed 105 lb (48 kg). At a 15-degree angle, the guns could fire a shell out to 23,000 yd (21,000 m). Each individual gun weighed 142,492 lb (64,633 kg) with the breech and measured 53 ft 6.5 in (16.32 m) in length.
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Woolwich
Arsenal built two more guns after the same pattern but using wire-wound techniques. Two ex-USN guns were supplied as spares and designated BL 14-inch gun Mk IV due to the different tube makeup, and two US guns with Asbury roller cams were designated Mark V.
388:, (spoken "fourteen-inch-forty-five-caliber"), whose variations were known initially as the Mark 1, 2, 3, and 5, and, when upgraded in the 1930s, were redesignated as the Mark 8, 9, 10, and 12. They were the first 14-inch (356 mm) guns to be employed by the
486:-class did not have their turrets modernized because their shell hoists could not accommodate the longer AP and HC shells; instead, a shorter version of shells with windshields were produced for them.
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In the 1930s, the Mark 1, 2, 3, and 5 were upgraded to allow for increased charges and muzzle velocities, resulting in the Mark 8, 9, 10, and 12, respectively. All guns employed a
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started, Bethlemen Steel cancelled the sale and offered the guns for purchase by the United
Kingdom. The UK agreed to buy them and drew up a design for four
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with the
British service designation "BL 14-inch gun Mk II". Under the British bore-measuring scheme, they were recorded as 44.5 calibers long.
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British service it was noted that it took a few shots before the guns warmed up and barrels straightened as the tubes locked together.
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704:. These ships were to have been named after American military leaders but, as the United States was neutral, entered service as the
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has 9 out of 10 of her original 14-inch gun barrels that served on her from 1914 to 1923. These nine guns served with
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The ships were built quickly enough that they could sail to the
Eastern Mediterranean in 1915 and participate in the
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Eight US Navy standard 14-inch/45-caliber guns, complete with mountings, were built by
Bethlehem Steel for the
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392:. The 14-inch/45-caliber guns were installed as the primary armament aboard all of the United States Navy's
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shortly after. At the time of their introduction they were intended to fire 1,400 lb (640 kg)
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in fall 1944 and were used in several shore bombardments in the
Pacific. The aft turrets from
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The design of the 14-inch/45-caliber dates to about 1910. They entered service in 1914 aboard
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the 14-inch/45-caliber guns often had guns of various Marks installed on each turret.
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Monitors of the Royal Navy; How the Fleet
Brought the Great Guns to Bear
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pause to have their picture taken on top of one of the twin 14-inch/45-
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from 1925 to 1940. They were refurbished, relined, and reinstalled on
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never fired their main batteries in combat. Three guns removed from
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Unmodernized turret: 23,000 yd (21,000 m) at 15° elevation
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Bluejackets Manual, 1917, 4th revision: US Navy 14-inch Mark 1 gun
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Modernized turret: 34,300 yd (31,400 m) at 30° elevation
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1357:"Battleship Texas, Getting 3,500 Shots Out Of A 250 Shot Barrel!"
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hit many different
Pacific islands during their invasions, while
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was the first ever battleship to be outfitted with 14-inch guns.
559:, saw service in World War II in the role of shore bombardment.
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Lewis, E. R. & Kirchner, D. P. (1992). "The Oahu Turrets".
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and World War II, Phoenix, Arizona; one of three previously on
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642:(numbers 3 and 4) were salvaged from the wreck and used for
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901:, displayed near the Arizona State House, Phoenix, Arizona
210:
Mark 1: 140,670 lb (63,810 kg) (without breech)
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in late 1944. The serial numbers for these 10 guns on
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Mark 1: 142,492 lb (64,633 kg) (with breech)
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344:Enlarged charge: 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) AP
341:Original charge: 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s) AP
1039:contemporary Vickers-designed Japanese equivalent
466:consisted of a tube without liner, jacket, eight
451:(AP) projectiles containing a bursting charge of
353:Reduced charge: 2,065 ft/s (629 m/s) HC
347:Reduced charge: 1,935 ft/s (590 m/s) AP
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1273:"Phoenix, Arizona – USS Arizona Anchor and Mast"
567:bombarded North Africa during landings in 1942,
363:13,000 yd (12,000 m) at 7.4° elevation
1355:Tom, The Older One, Scott (23 September 2022).
1297:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press (1979).
1019:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
504:14-inch/45-caliber guns aboard the battleship
350:Full charge: 2,735 ft/s (834 m/s) HC
2336:
1778:
1456:
1385:
1131:"14"/45 (35.6 cm) Marks 8, 9, 10 and 12"
237:52 ft 6 in (16.00 m) bore (45
1324:
1322:
1315:FortWiki article on Hawaii turret batteries
1158:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1108:"14"/45 (35.6 cm) Marks 1, 2, 3 and 5"
670:The single 14-inch gun turret of a British
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455:. Propellant charge was four silk bags of
416:. The gun also saw service in the British
264:AP Mark 16: 1,500 lb (680 kg) AP
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267:HC Mark 19: 1,125 lb (510 kg)
216:Mark 8: 124,000 lb (56,000 kg)
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1072:
1069:Lord Baltimore Press (1921) p. 560
523:The guns on the two battleships of the
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952:are 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 25.
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1331:"14"/45 (35.6 cm) Marks II, IV and V"
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1153:"Pennsylvania II (Battleship No. 38)"
888:
649:Battery Arizona on the west coast of
494:
226:53 ft 6.5 in (16.32 m)
1275:. Roadside America.com. 15 July 2011
696:under construction in Germany. When
258:Mark 8: 1,402 lb (636 kg)
587:in 1944. Throughout 1944 and 1945,
24:
1167:Naval History and Heritage Command
614:As they were sunk in the Japanese
25:
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1426:
1411:. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword.
1329:DiGiulian, Tony (18 March 2023).
2751:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
2385:16"/45 caliber Mark 1, 5 & 8
1595:5"/51 caliber Mark 7–8 and 14–15
1189:"New York V (Battleship No. 34)"
1129:DiGiulian, Tony (15 July 2016).
1106:DiGiulian, Tony (11 July 2016).
1027:US Army coast defense equivalent
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360:Effective firing range
304:Unmodernized turret: -5° to +15°
42:
2746:Naval guns of the United States
1379:
1348:
1308:
1245:"Nevada II (Battleship No. 36)"
1033:contemporary British equivalent
913:gun barrel in Phoenix, Arizona.
909:The breech of the restored USS
2351:American naval weapons of the
1980:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
1471:American naval weapons of the
1265:
1237:
1217:"Texas II (Battleship No. 35)"
1209:
1181:
1145:
1083:Naval Weapons of World War Two
993:– later 14-inch gun (American)
725:bombarding Ottoman positions.
368:Maximum firing range
307:Modernized turret: -5° to +30°
13:
1:
2720:Mark 37 Fire Control Computer
1085:Naval Institute Press (1985)
1045:contemporary French naval gun
660:
2715:Mark 8 Fire Control Computer
2710:Mark I Fire Control Computer
2702:Ship gun fire-control system
2141:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
1037:Vickers 14-inch/45 naval gun
978:Pennsylvania Military Museum
897:14-inch gun formerly on USS
653:and Battery Pennsylvania on
462:Each of the original Mark 1
7:
1985:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
1900:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
1515:13"/35 caliber Mark 1 and 2
1500:12"/40 caliber Mark 3 and 4
1495:12"/35 caliber Mark 1 and 2
997:BL 14-inch Mk VII naval gun
984:
960:Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
329:1.25–1.75 rounds per minute
10:
2782:
2756:World War II naval weapons
2228:Spherical Mk I, II and III
2061:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
1895:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
1620:8"/35 caliber Mark 3 and 4
1610:6"/50 caliber Mark 6 and 8
1600:6"/30 caliber Mark 2 and 3
1590:5"/50 caliber Mark 5 and 6
1554:6"/50 caliber Mark 6 and 8
1544:6"/30 caliber Mark 2 and 3
980:, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
549:and the first ship of the
489:
427:
420:, where it was designated
292:40 in (1,000 mm)
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1031:EOC 14-inch /45 naval gun
999:– for British Royal Navy
573:Aleutian Islands Campaign
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2167:.303 Vickers machine gun
2040:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
1920:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
1293:Lewis, Emanuel Raymond.
1052:
1043:340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun
583:shelled Normandy during
539:, the first ship of the
282:14 in (360 mm)
2621:.50 caliber machine gun
2035:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
1870:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
1731:.50 caliber machine gun
926:, as of 2024 docked in
827:4 × triple-gun turrets
813:4 × triple-gun turrets
799:2 × triple-gun turrets
783:2 × triple-gun turrets
36:14-inch/45-caliber gun
27:Large-caliber naval gun
18:14"/45 caliber gun
2669:Anti-submarine weapons
2247:Anti-submarine weapons
2182:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
2172:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
2090:Merchant ship armament
2054:small cruiser armament
1963:Secondary armament and
1905:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
1740:Anti-submarine weapons
1653:4"/40 caliber Mark 1–6
1585:5"/40 caliber Mark 2–4
1407:Crossley, Jim (2013).
991:14-inch/50-caliber gun
914:
902:
686:
616:attack on Pearl Harbor
520:
386:14-inch/45-caliber gun
325:Rate of fire
195:Marks 1–3, 5, 8–10, 12
179:U.S. Naval Gun Factory
2725:Torpedo Data Computer
2562:Anti-aircraft weapons
2470:5"/54 caliber Mark 16
2444:12"/50 caliber Mark 8
2434:6"/47 caliber Mark 16
2405:18"/47 caliber Mark A
2400:16"/50 caliber Mark 7
2395:16"/45 caliber Mark 6
2390:16"/50 caliber Mark 2
2370:12"/50 caliber Mark 7
2097:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
1796:naval weapons of the
1697:Anti-aircraft weapons
1569:10"/40 caliber Mark 3
1510:12"/50 caliber Mark 7
1505:12"/45 caliber Mark 5
1490:10"/30 caliber Mark 2
1388:Warship International
908:
896:
767:5 × twin-gun turrets
753:5 × twin-gun turrets
668:
647:Coast Artillery Corps
603:all took part in the
502:
2177:QF 3-pounder Vickers
2015:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
1975:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
1752:8"/23 caliber Mark 7
1625:8"/45 caliber Mark 6
1615:7"/45 caliber Mark 2
1605:6"/40 caliber Mark 4
1564:8"/45 caliber Mark 6
1559:8"/30 caliber Mark 2
1549:6"/40 caliber Mark 4
879:1 × twin-gun turret
866:1 × twin-gun turret
853:1 × twin-gun turret
840:1 × twin-gun turret
797:2 × twin-gun turrets
781:2 × twin-gun turrets
605:invasion of Iwo Jima
422:BL 14-inch gun Mk II
335:Muzzle velocity
2310:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
2284:Type G Depth charge
2279:Type F Depth charge
2274:Type E Depth charge
2269:Type D Depth charge
2264:Type C Depth charge
2259:Type B Depth charge
2254:Type A Depth charge
2200:18-inch Mk V – VIII
1875:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
1820:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
609:invasion of Okinawa
269:High explosive (HC)
260:Armor-piercing (AP)
2503:QF 4 inch Mark XIX
2453:Secondary armament
2133:Anti-aircraft guns
1915:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
1880:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1835:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1830:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
1578:Secondary armament
1253:. 18 February 2016
1225:. 18 February 2016
1197:. 18 February 2016
1004:-class battleships
962:, memorial to USS
915:
903:
889:Surviving examples
723:Gallipoli campaign
687:
644:United States Army
585:Operation Overlord
521:
516:Operation Overlord
495:United States Navy
476:Welin breech block
390:United States Navy
152:Bureau of Ordnance
143:Production history
111:United States Navy
59:gun turrets, 1918.
2761:Coastal artillery
2733:
2732:
2318:
2317:
2294:7.5-inch howitzer
2233:Vickers Elia mine
2102:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
2071:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
1954:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
1910:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
1815:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
1760:
1759:
1418:978-1-78383-004-6
1303:978-1-55750-502-6
1169:. 1 December 2015
1025:14-inch gun M1910
1010:Greek battleship
883:
882:
691:Greek battleship
571:took part in the
478:and used a Smith-
382:
381:
16:(Redirected from
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2766:356 mm artillery
2484:destroyer escort
2353:Second World War
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2146:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
2123:QF 4-inch Mk XII
2081:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
2066:QF 4-inch Mk III
2030:BL 6-inch Mk XII
2020:BL 6-inch Mk VII
2010:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
1995:BL 4-inch Mk VII
1990:QF 4-inch Mk III
1949:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
1944:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
1935:Armoured cruiser
1885:BL 12-inch Mk IX
1840:BL 14-inch Mk II
1825:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
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457:smokeless powder
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2053:
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2025:BL 6-inch Mk XI
2005:BL 4-inch Mk IX
1964:
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1925:BL 15-inch Mk I
1890:BL 12-inch Mk X
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1851:BL 18-inch Mk I
1846:BL 15-inch Mk I
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184:Bethlehem Steel
97:In service
92:Service history
76:Coastal defence
60:
48:Crewmen aboard
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135:World War II
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2644:21" Mark 10
2238:Type H mine
1372:Go to 0:55.
1340:28 December
1305:p. 123
1093:p. 121
835:Abercrombie
707:Abercrombie
698:World War I
682:World War I
673:Abercrombie
453:explosive D
440:sister ship
414:battleships
130:World War I
2740:Categories
2639:21" Mark 8
1842:(US built)
1137:19 October
1114:19 October
661:Royal Navy
512:Utah Beach
418:Royal Navy
116:Royal Navy
2682:Mousetrap
2631:Torpedoes
2523:Submarine
2480:Destroyer
2192:Torpedoes
2050:Destroyer
1668:Submarine
1635:Destroyer
1400:0043-0374
928:Galveston
920:USS
872:HMS
859:HMS
846:HMS
833:HMS
819:USS
805:USS
789:USS
773:USS
759:USS
745:USS
611:in 1945.
298:Elevation
100:1914–1946
71:Naval gun
50:USS
2677:Hedgehog
2491:armament
1641:armament
1366:13 March
985:See also
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791:Oklahoma
747:New York
702:monitors
621:Oklahoma
607:and the
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561:New York
553:-class,
543:-class,
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527:-class,
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518:in 1944.
510:fire at
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444:New York
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315:Traverse
239:calibers
192:Variants
158:Designed
148:Designer
2415:Cruiser
1806:Monitor
1639:gunboat
1535:Cruiser
1361:YouTube
1279:16 July
1012:Salamis
968:Arizona
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911:Arizona
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874:Roberts
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693:Salamis
680:during
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632:Arizona
627:Arizona
618:, both
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490:Service
428:History
278:Caliber
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397:-class
288:Recoil
232:Barrel
223:Length
2692:K-gun
2687:Y-gun
2220:Mines
1747:Y-gun
1250:DANFS
1222:DANFS
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1053:Notes
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