On what was supposed to be a routine test aboard the USS Iowa, tragedy struck inside Turret Two. The massive 16-inch guns were being readied to fire - the right gun was loaded first, followed by ...

-The plan, seriously floated in the late 1970s, was to convert the iconic Iowa-class battleships by removing their rear 16-inch gun turret and replacing it with a V-shaped flight deck for Harrier ...

Accordingly, the Iowa was outfitted with nine breech-loading 16-inch (406mm)/50-caliber Mark 7 naval guns, which were housed in three 3-gun turrets, configured with two turrets forward and turret ...

In February, the 16-inch, 120-ton gun barrel arrived at Marine Specialty Painting in Portsmouth for revitalization. This project is significant for the business’ President and CEO, Alfred “AJ ...

And while the North Carolina was built for speed, she was still expected to hold her own with respect to firepower. Accordingly, she was outfitted with nine 16-inch Mark 6 guns; twenty 5-inch dual ...