USS South Carolina (BB-26)
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USS South Carolina, the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the eighth state. She was also the first American dread
USS South Carolina (BB-26)
South Carolina in port in 1910
South Carolina in the New York Navy Yard on 3 October 1911
South Carolina. Crew manning the rails and firing salutes, 28 April 1921
Superfiring
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Superfiring armament is a naval design technique in which two or more turrets are located one behind the other, with the rear turret located above the one in front so that it can fire over the first.
USS South Carolina (BB-26)
…though she did not incorporate turbine propulsion like HMS Dreadnought, South Carolina's design included revolutionary aspects as well, primarily the superfiring arrangement of her main battery. The ship was laid down in December 1906 and launched in July 1908 before being commissioned into the US Atlantic Fleet…
The two bow gun turrets on one of the first superfiring battleships, the Brazilian Minas Geraes. They are "superfiring" because one has been mounted over the other, and can shoot over its top.