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English: Iowa class battleship main battery turret. Based on jpg image 16in Gun Turret.jpg

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Cut away of a 16-in gun turret. Site states that "These photos are arranged in chronological order and are believed to be all declassified official USN photos." Source {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}}

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16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun.

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