1.1-inch/75-caliber gun
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The 1.1"/75 caliber gun was an American anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, used by the United States Navy. The name means that it had a bore diameter of 1.1 in and barrel caliber of 75. The gun was
Quadruple-mount 1.1-inch (28 mm) anti-aircraft cannon aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during World War II
1.1" mounts firing aboard USS Hornet (CV-8), May 1942. During the battle of Midway.
1.1" mount aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6), 1942.
1.1" AA Gun Norfolk Naval Yard Trophy Park
USS North Carolina (BB-55)
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USS North Carolina, hull number BB-55, is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washington Treat
1.1-inch/75-caliber gun
…missing their targets and exploding like hand grenades when they returned to earth. A restored 1.1–inch quad mount is installed on the museum ship North Carolina and another is on the hangar deck of Yorktown. The museum and park Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska) has a 1.1–inch quad mount on its grounds. One quad…
North Carolina underway on 3 June 1946.
USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial
Recognition drawing of the North Carolina class
Fitting-out stage, 17 April 1941