2024-07-312024-07-312009-07-15https://hdl.handle.net/10929/138589The 16" guns are termed 'bag guns', meaning that the propellant charge is contained in bags which are loaded separately from the projectiles. The guns require a large amount of powder for the projectile to attain its required initial velocity. If the powder was placed in a single container, the size and weight would make loading difficult and slow and would greatly complicate the powder-handling machinery. By breaking up the charge into sections and packing the powder grains in fabric bags, the sections were easily handled by the turret crew.Original file name 3731215711_cce2a3898a_o.jpeg2912 x 3392Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.The Powder Bags For 16 Guns. Breechloading 16 inch Naval GunsBattleship New Jersey's Big Guns16 Guns on The Battleship New JerseyUSS New JerseyBattleship New JerseyBB62Iowa Class battleshipThe Black DragonThe Big JUnited States NavyUS NavyAmerican Battleship. National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesWorld War II on the National Register of Historic PlacesBattleship Museums in the United StatesDelaware RiverCamdenWiggins ParkCamden CountyThe Delaware River RegionNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State