The 16" Gun and Turret

Old U.S. Navy training film describing the Iowa-class 16"/50 gun and turret - covers equipment, crew, loading and firing of the guns.



Four Iowa class battleships were completed by the U.S. Navy during WWII:

• USS Iowa (BB-61) -- commissioned February 1943
• USS New Jersey (BB-62) -- commissioned May 1943
• USS Missouri (BB-63) -- commissioned June 1944
• USS Wisconsin (BB-64) -- commissioned April 1944