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 ...