Simple question: When was this weapon last fired by a ship at sea and in commission?
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US 16"/45cal question
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 bill sanderson |
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Posts: 2288 (31-Mar-2008 22:34:05) |
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BOBC 59 |
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Posts: 1128 (31-Mar-2008 23:49:42) |
do u mean in combat
nuff said bobc
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BOBC 59 |
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Posts: 1131 ( 1-Apr-2008 04:57:06) |
I imagine after the war when the so daks came out the post war over houl and barrel relines they had to sight the guns in so they had to live fire at a sled or
at san Clemente island or other places
But if u asking about combat well you know what ship that is do i need to say more??!!! nuff said bob
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Mike G |
October 2, 1946 maybe? | ||
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Posts: 258 ( 2-Apr-2008 18:30:08) |
On this date at 2110 hours the USS Washington gave an exhibition of night firing for a 'civilian science group' while enroute from Chesapeake
Bay to New York for decommissioning. As stated in Ivan Musicant's book "Battleship At War", the ship fired one round
16" HC, reduced charge from #2 turret. At that time she also fired four AA common rounds from #2 5-inch mount, 69 quad 40-millimeter rounds and
180 20-millimeter rounds.
While it may not have been the last 16"/45 round fired, but it was definately the last round fired by the Washington. |
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bill sanderson |
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Posts: 2289 ( 3-Apr-2008 17:30:25) |
My question included practice as well as combat, the only stipulation being that the ship was in active commission.
I did wonder if any of the ships saw NGFS action after WW2 - in Korea, for example. It even occurred to me that they'd be cheaper to run for this than an Iowa, and just as good. Why drag an extra 20,000 tons through the water all the way across the Pacific? ;-) |
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BOBC 59 |
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Posts: 1133 ( 3-Apr-2008 19:18:18) |
as far as I know none of the So Dak class fired their guns in anger after japan surrendered but it is a known fact that BB59 fired the last round in WW2 on the
jap homeland none were even considered for action in korea dont ask me why that wasi guess becuz they saw so much action in WW2 ? or steamed so much I'd
much rather be on the recommissiong detal for BB59 rather than BB62 by a long shot
nuff said bobc
For those that fought for it,Freedom has a taste and meaning ,The protected will never know.
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Captain Cee J |
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Posts: 1308 ( 5-Apr-2008 00:07:04) |
The Iowa's speed, modernity and extra space are why they were the obvious choice to reactivate for Korea. Add in that Mighty Mo was still in Commission and
it becomes more clear. I imagine if they had needed more ships for NGFS they would have brought either the 55's or the 57's out.
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Mike G |
USS Washington final shot (16"/45) | ||
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Posts: 259 ( 5-Apr-2008 02:37:38) |
The Washington was still in active commission when she fired her final shot in October, 1946. Decommissiong was in June, 1947, with preparations
beginning in mid-October, 1946, after her arrival at New York.
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Ed |
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Posts: 2284 ( 6-Apr-2008 21:07:10) |
Well, since the 16"/45 Mk. 6 and the 16"/50 Mk. 7 guns fired the same shells, I would say it was USS Wisconsin, BB64, in 1992. But, IIRC, the last
known time the 16"/45 Mk. 6 was fired was from the USS Alabama, in 1946, when she ran the speed runs, off California. She fired a full broadside shortly
after "varifying" the class builders design for a 28 knot BB (BB60 reached 28.2 knots at 43,000 tons).
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Mike G |
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Posts: 260 ( 7-Apr-2008 04:06:52) |
I checked the DANFS for the Alabama and it is tantalisingly vague, as always when you are looking for specific dates. I did find out that she left
San Pedro on February 26, 1946 with a stop in San Francisco for Puget Sound Navy Yard for inactivcation overhaul. Another source says that the ship actually
began this overhaul May 23rd. There is no mention of post overhaul trials, speed or gunnery, after this overhaul, but that doesn't mean that it didn't
happen. The ship was officially decommissioned on January 9, 1947 in Seattle.
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