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2. HMS Eagle (1918) - Wikipedia

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   The 4.5-inch (114 mm) armour planned for her upper belt was used to protect the ship's waterline. The already-completed superstructure was removed as were the barbettes for the 14-inch guns. [7] Eagle was launched on 8 June 1918 and was towed downriver to the shipbuilder's High Walker yard for fitting-out ten days later. The boiler uptakes were ...

3. USS New Jersey (BB-62) - Wikipedia

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   On 14 December, New Jersey fired 11 projectiles from her 16-inch (406 mm) guns at hostile positions inland of Beirut. These were the first 16-inch (406 mm) shells fired for effect anywhere in the world since New Jersey ended her time on the gunline in Vietnam in 1969. New Jersey opens fire on an enemy position off the coast of Beirut 9 January 1984

4. 16-inch/50-caliber M1919 gun - Wikipedia

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   The 16 inch gun M1919 (406 mm) was a large coastal artillery piece installed to defend the United States' major seaports between 1920 and 1946. It was operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps. Only a small number were produced and only seven were mounted; in 1922 and 1940 the US Navy surplussed a number of their own 16-inch/50 ...

5. BL 16-inch Mk I naval gun - Wikipedia

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   35,000 yards (32,000 m) at 32° elevation. Maximum firing range. 39,780 yards (36,375 m) 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 ("/45" in shorthand) meaning 45 times the 16-inch (406 mm) bore – 60 ft (18 m) long.

6. HMS Furious (47) - Wikipedia

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   36. HMS Furious was a modified Courageous -class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and designed with a main battery of only two 18-inch (457 mm) guns. Furious was modified as an aircraft ...

7. HMS Nelson (28) - Wikipedia

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   The faces of the main-gun turrets were protected by 16-inch of KC armour while the turret sides were 9 to 11 inches (229 to 279 mm) thick and the roof armour plates measured 7.25 inches (184 mm) in thickness. The KC armour of the barbettes ranged in thickness from 12 to 15 inches (305 to 381 mm). [7] Nelson entering port in 1945