BL 14 inch/45 calibre gun

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-inch (356 mm) guns 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.

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14"/45 calibre gun; BL 14 inch gun Mk II
naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon, rifled breech loader, United States Navy, Royal Navy, United States Army, 

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

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USS New York (BB-34) bombarding Japanese defenses on Iwo Jima, 16 February 1945 (80-G-308952)

14-inch 45-caliber gun 1915

USS Texas-8

USS New York (BB-34) pitching into heavy seas, March 1943 (80-G-65893)

US battleships fire broadsides in the 1930s

USS Arizona's crew cleaning forward section near gun turrets 1 and 2, late 1920s. (bb872ce6-1dd8-b71b-0bb9-5a2d172d7d7f)

Members of President W. Wilson's cabinet who went out on the USS Pennsylvania to greet him, 9 July 1919.

Guns on Arizona LOC 15284501661

This is USS Arkansas (BB-33) circa 1917...the name plate is on the turret roof

USS Texas13a

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS New York (BB-34) bombarding Japanese defenses on Iwo Jima, 16 February 1945 (80-G-308952)		Commons
commons	image		14-inch 45-caliber gun 1915		Commons
commons	image		USS Texas-8		Commons
commons	image		USS New York (BB-34) pitching into heavy seas, March 1943 (80-G-65893)		Commons
commons	image		US battleships fire broadsides in the 1930s		Commons
commons	image		USS Arizona's crew cleaning forward section near gun turrets 1 and 2, late 1920s. (bb872ce6-1dd8-b71b-0bb9-5a2d172d7d7f)		Commons
commons	image		Members of President W. Wilson's cabinet who went out on the USS Pennsylvania to greet him, 9 July 1919.		Commons
commons	image		Guns on Arizona LOC 15284501661		Commons
commons	image		This is USS Arkansas (BB-33) circa 1917...the name plate is on the turret roof		Commons
commons	image		USS Texas13a		Commons