14-inch/45-caliber gun
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The 14-inch/45-caliber gun,, 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-i
Crewmen aboard USS Texas pause to have their picture taken on top of one of the twin 14-inch/45-caliber gun turrets, 1918.
14-inch/45-caliber guns aboard the battleship Nevada fire at Utah Beach during Operation Overlord in 1944.
The single 14-inch gun turret of a British Abercrombie-class monitor during World War I.
14-inch gun formerly on USS Arizona, displayed near the Arizona State House, Phoenix, Arizona
New York-class battleship
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The New York class was a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy between 1911 and 1914. The two ships of the class, New York and Texas, saw extensive service beginning in the
14-inch/45-caliber gun
…to be employed by the United States Navy. The 14-inch/45-caliber guns were installed as the primary armament aboard all of the United States Navy's New York-class, Nevada-class, and Pennsylvania-class battleships. The gun also saw service in the British Royal Navy, where it was designated BL 14-inch gun Mk II…
New York, the lead ship of the class, shortly after entering service in 1915
Turrets 1 and 2 aboard Texas, showing the 14-inch guns. The New York class was the first US Navy ship type to carry this heavy gun.
New York under construction in 1912
New York (right) during training in 1932