16-inch/45-caliber gun
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The 16"/45 caliber gun was used for the main batteries of the last class of Standard-type battleships for the United States Navy, the Colorado-class. These guns promised twice the muzzle energy over t
USS Colorado (BB-45), steams through rough seas, circa 1932, with her 16"/45 caliber gun turrets aimed to starboard.
BL 16-inch Mk I naval gun
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The BL 16-inch Mark I was a British naval gun introduced in the 1920s and used on the two Nelson-class battleships. A breech-loading gun, the barrel was 45 calibres long meaning 45 times the 16-inch b
16-inch/45-caliber gun
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Guns of HMS Rodney at maximum elevation, 1940
HMS Nelson firing a salvo during gunnery trials, 1942
Loading 16-inch shells onto HMS Rodney
Installing 16-inch gun on HMS Rodney, 1942