The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, October 6, 2014

USS Pennsylvania's Guns Still Around-- Part 2

There already is a stone and shrubbery outline of the Pennsylvania's 612-foot long hull and, in addition the museum has the ship's bell and other artifacts.  The 14-inch guns will be the crown jewel of the exhibit.

The 14-inch guns of the Pennsylvania were once the world's largest until the 16-inch guns (referring to shell diameter) guns came out for battleships and land defenses.

The Pennsylvania fired 6,854 14-inch shells in Pacific action during the remainder of the war.

The battleship was launched in 1915 and was the B-38.  It missed out on World War I because the ship burned oil (while previous battleships burned coal).  No oil tankers could be spared to carry oil to England for the Pennsylvania..

--GreGen

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