The Interior of the 16" Turret of The Battleship New Jersey
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2009-07-15
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Each turret required a crew of 94 men to operate. Each of these turrets cost US$1.4 million each, to which the cost of the guns had to be added. The turret interiors were subdivided and so designed as to permit the independent loading, elevation and firing of each gun. Each turret was also installed with an optical rangefinder and ballistic analog computer. This permitted the turret�s gun captain and crew to locally engage targets, should battle damage disrupt communication with the ship�s primary or auxiliary fire control centers.
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Breechloading 16 inch Naval Guns, Battleship New Jersey's Big Guns, 16 Guns on The Battleship New Jersey, USS New Jersey, Battleship New Jersey, BB62, Iowa Class battleship, The Black Dragon, The Big J, United States Navy, US Navy, American Battleship. National Register of Historic Places, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, World War II on the National Register of Historic Places, Battleship Museums in the United States, Delaware River, Camden, Wiggins Park, Camden County, The Delaware River Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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